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

Climate & Environment

Altadena’s fire diaspora: Why some families left after the Eaton Fire

Since the fire destroyed their homes, families have relocated everywhere from the East Coast to Europe.
News

A year after the LA wildfires, musicians still face a long road to recovery

One year later, musicians who lost essential instruments and home studio set-ups in the Los Angeles fires are still picking up the pieces.
Climate & Environment

The LA fires burned Angelenos' wild havens. A year later, nature is starting to recover

Only time will tell how completely nature recovers from the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires in January 2025. But the early signs are at least partially encouraging.
Food

Which fire-affected restaurants are open and closed in Malibu and the Palisades?

The Palisades Fire destroyed and disrupted restaurants up and down the coast. A year later, here's which are open and which remain closed.
Food

For Altadena restaurants, recovery remains uncertain a year after the Eaton Fire

Some have reopened since the January 2025 fire, but restaurants whose structures were destroyed face challenges around costs, logistics and building requirements.
Climate & Environment

One year later, Pasadena Humane is still caring for animals displaced by the Eaton Fire

The organization says it has cared for more than 1,500 pets and wildlife during the fire and its aftermath.

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Wildfire Updates