Dutch Schultz is a retired electrician who defied the orders to evacuate Bonny Doon. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)Many, like Standridge, are living off of non-perishable food supplies left in their homes — such as peanut butter, cans of sardines and ramen noodles. Others, like Dutch Schultz, a retired electrician who lives in Bonny Doon, have ponds of bass, blue gill and crawdads, as well as chickens and fruiting trees, with which to supplement their diets. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)“But if I can’t get back in, I can’t defend my home,” he said, which he noted is not in imminent danger. He said he initially left his home when the evacuation orders were first issued, but came back two days later.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 02, 2020 14:30 UTC