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

Education

Students are excited — and some families worry — as Palisades High School reopens

The Palisades Fire destroyed 30% of the campus, including 36 classrooms, storage facilities and the football stadium.
Early Childhood Education

Newsom proposes $11.5 million for child-care providers affected by last year's fires

The Governor’s proposal uses cannabis tax revenues to support child care infrastructure affected by the January 2025 fires.
Climate & Environment

Calabasas loses court case to stop LA County from sending fire debris to its landfill

An L.A. County Superior Court judge says proper processes and regulations regarding hazardous waste, which isn't allowed at the Calabasas landfill, were followed.
Climate & Environment

Water company's fire recovery plan gives Altadena residents sticker shock. Here's what's happening

Las Flores Water Company will discuss its plans to stay solvent at a meeting Thursday night.
Climate & Environment

The state cut a program that supports people with disabilities in disasters. Advocates are alarmed

Disability advocates say the Disability Disaster Access and Resources program, also known as DDAR, should be expanded, not cut.
Climate & Environment

California fire victims say fighting with insurance companies has delayed rebuilding

Homeowners say recovery from the January 2025 L.A. fires has been slowed by fights with insurers to get their claims paid.

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Wildfire Updates