Jessica Gelt is an arts and culture writer for the Los Angeles Times. She also co-writes the paper’s twice-weekly Essential Arts newsletter. In her career at the paper she has served as assistant style editor for the Sunday magazine, co-edited the Daily Dish food blog, written a nightlife column called “The Enabler” and regularly covered red carpets and backstage events at the Emmys, Oscars, Grammys and Golden Globes. She has penned cultural commentary and reams of celebrity profiles, as well as investigated claims of sexual misconduct in music and the arts. Over the years, she has written in-depth features about theater, television, film, music, movies, books, art, fashion, food, travel and more. Her award-winning work has appeared in the New York Observer, the L.A. Weekly and Vulture, among others.
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The Getty Villa activated its emergency operations center at 10:40 a.m. Tuesday, and within two hours, the fast-moving blaze had reached the grounds. Here’s how the staff, museum and precious art were kept safe.
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La Villa Getty se incendió en un incendio fuera de control provocado por el viento en Pacific Palisades, según el tráfico de radio del Departamento de Bomberos de Los Ángeles.
The Getty Villa has caught fire in the wind-driven fire burning out of control in Pacific Palisades, according to Los Angeles Fire Department radio traffic.
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