Betty O’Meara, 94, who declined to evacuate during the Palisades fire, was described as a stubborn, determined woman who led ...

(Courtesy of Frances O’Meara) The movie theater experience was just one of the many colorful chapters in the life of Betty O’Meara, who perished Jan. 7 in the horrific Palisades fire.

The Jan. 29 fire in a drainage pipe at the Regal Oceanside on Mission Avenue caused about $10,000 damage, police said ...