Death toll rises as California wildfires rage

It really gave me the knowledge, skills, and abilities to be a little bit more confident, to understand how to communicate effectively with different folks, and also have a shared vision with a group of men,

Ramey says

The harsh reality is that once they get out [of prison], they face an uphill battle getting a job,

he tells TIME

That's textbook Trump: he's trying to start a polemic with false information,

said architect Ross Ramsey, 37

They were too busy over in the Palisades saving the rich and famous's properties, and they let us common folks burn,

said the teacher

We didn't see a single firefighter while we were throwing buckets of water to defend our house against the flames"

on Tuesday night ... said Nicholas Norman, 40

Our city has completely let us down,

said Nicole Perri, outraged by the fact that hydrants being used by firefighters ran dry or lost pressure

I don't think the officials were prepared at all,

said James Brown, a 65-year-old retired lawyer in Altadena

There's going to have to be a real evaluation here, because hundreds and hundreds of thousands of people have just been completely displaced,

he told AFP

It's too early to point fingers or blame anybody for anything,

he told AFP, while clearing ashes from the remains of his mother's house

Things should have been in place that could have prevented this,

she told AFP