CAA’s Matt Blake Tells How He Assisted in Arrest of Pacific Palisades Fire Arson Suspect
Haley Bosselman editorWhen last week’s fire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles broke out, Matt Blake did what any homeowner’s association president would do: he lent a helping hand.Blake, who is CAA’s head of comedy touring, played a key role in assisting in the arrest of the alleged arsonist who started the multiple fires that grew up to 1,200 acres in the Santa Monica Mountain National Recreation Area. He opened up about the the series of events that occurred May 14-16 to Pollstar.“It’s just like CAA where we share information,” Blake said, “and when everyone has information, good things happen.”When Blake went to bed that Friday, he felt he and his neighbors would not have to evacuate their homes.