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Eaton Fire: A rebuilding journey
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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Southern California Edison received 1,500 applications for its Eaton Fire compensation program and paid out 82 after close to two months. -
A year after the Los Angeles fires, communities remain strong, losses remain significant, and efforts to rebuild are underway. -
The mosque is currently operating out of a temporary space rented from a church. -
L.A. residents from both communities shared their memories from before the Eaton and Palisades fires. LAist created hand-drawn illustrations to bring those memories to life. -
A state law extended mortgage forbearance for up to a year, but survivors say there’s far more to do.
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The state took the first step towards a public hearing before a judge, but fire survivors say the action is far from enough.
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Congrats to Artemis the German shepherd!
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SB 982 could give the state a way to force oil companies to pay for their role.
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21% of unhoused survey respondents said they were injured during 2025's wildfires
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Los Angeles has an acute shortage of qualified construction workers as the region tries to rebuild from the Eaton and Palisades fires.
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April’s national wildfire forecast shows that nearly the entire Western U.S. will face an above-normal risk of wildfires at some point in the next four months.
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Hundreds of Altadena residents want to rebuild with a modern sewer system, but that's proving to be harder and more expensive than they expected.
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The fire started Friday afternoon fueled by Santa Ana winds. It's all but contained by Sunday morning.
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Residents who weren’t directly affected can also share their observations about the county’s response.
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The Palisades Bowl was a rare affordable spot in the area. As sellers pitch the property as a “blank canvas" for developers, those displaced wonder if they'll ever go home.
