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Wildfire Updates
As wildfires continue to impact our communities, LAist, PBS SoCal, KCRW, and CalMatters have come together to deliver free, reliable local news and updates. Daily to start. Less frequent as conditions improve.
Wildfire Updates is a new newsletter from LAist, PBS SoCal, KCRW and CalMatters that helps Southern Californians make sense of our catastrophic wildfires.
LAist’s Wildfire Coverage
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A state oversight agency cited the MonteCedro retirement community in Altadena for failing to follow its emergency evacuation plan. -
A state law extended mortgage forbearance for up to a year, but survivors say there’s far more to do. -
Nearly a year after the fires, childcare providers say they need more help from the state to rebuild. -
Shoppers can get up to a $50 bonus gift card that can be used at approved brick-and-mortars recovering from the Eaton and Palisades fires. -
Factory-built housing can be cheaper and faster for those seeking to rebuild after the fires — and you can tour examples at this showcase. -
The report concludes that the water supply was too slow, not too low, and even a functioning reservoir likely wouldn’t have stopped the Palisades Fire.
