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Eaton Fire: A rebuilding journey
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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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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Survivors, insurance industry slam purported last-minute bills to shift wildfire costs away from utilities.
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The deadline to apply is this fall and LAist wants to hear how the program has or has not benefited survivors.
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The brush fire burned nearly 60 acres after it sparked Wednesday afternoon.
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The fire is 39% contained. Evacuation orders have been lifted, but warnings remain in two LA County zones.
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Mike Kobeissi was charged after a couple displaced by the Eaton Fire said they were told the rent on a La Cañada Flintridge property he listed had increased by 38%.
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A bill to shield Altadena from two density-boosting housing laws is meant to let the town rebuild on its own terms.
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Jonathan Rinderknecht is facing up to 45 years in prison. A judge issued a new trial date set for Oct. 19.
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Police departments around SoCal are starting to embrace new technologies this Fourth of July that cracks down on illegal firework use.
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The district had said nearly 200 trees needed to be removed to clean up contaminated soil.
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One teenager has spent hours perched in a threatened oak in protest. The district’s goal is to finish the work before students return from summer break.
