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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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The district said it continues to work on a plan with other agencies for safe remediation efforts
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After renters sued over alleged lack of enforcement, L.A. County has now clarified tenant rights and landlord responsibilities in smoke-damaged homes.
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Rents jumped 20% after this year’s Los Angeles wildfires, forcing displaced residents to scramble for housing in an already-tough market.
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The official death count from the Palisades and Eaton fires was 31 — the real number may be 15 times higher.
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Two chunks of a two-story home were slowly driven across LA. County overnight. We rode along to check it out.
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SoCal Edison and LADWP are starting to put power lines underground, but they’ll need the community on board to do it.