What happens when a neighborhood is lost?
Josie Huang, weekend host for LAist 89.3 and a veteran reporter, is among the thousands of people to lose her home in the devastating fires that hit L.A. in January 2025. She shares the journey as she and Altadena neighbors work to rebuild.
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Reporting on the fire that destroyed my neighborhood
Josie Huang returns to her burned out street as she and others navigate losing their Altadena homes in the Eaton Fire.
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The program will launch later this fall, but the utility says it wants to gather community feedback on things like eligibility criteria first. -
LAist is surveying people who lost their homes during the fires. Here’s how to participate in an illustrated project highlighting your memories. -
After the LA fires, mortgage companies promised to give devastated homeowners a break. Some have notBorrowers who lost homes tell LAist their banks are not following the rules of a state mortgage relief program. Some have been told they could face foreclosure. -
After fire destroyed her June Bug tattoo studio, Isabela Livingstone regrouped — and began offering healing ink to fellow fire survivors. -
As thousands across L.A. County undergo the process of debris removal in the burn scars, our reporter shares her family’s experience.
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