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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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A mother and her daughter are missing after a fire broke out at the mechanic shop they lived above.
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With three major fires already this year, this could be the worst season for Southern California wildfires in 100 years, officials warn.
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A savage wildfire is raging into its second day in Ventura County, and firefighters from multiple agencies are working to get the blaze contained.
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A 22-year-old Orange County woman is on the hook for arson and possibly attempted murder charges after she allegedly set her home on fire last week with her mother, child, and roommates inside.
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Authorities in Anaheim are investigating the death of an unidentified victim whose body was discovered inside a burning car early Friday morning.
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One burning car escalated into three burning cars parked along a North Hollywood street early Wednesday morning thanks to a gas-fueled chain reaction blaze.
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ride that is currently under construction at Universal Studios. County firefighters responded to a call from the theme park at 1:15 pm.
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The popular Haitian spot that was so instrumental in the earthquake relief is shutting its doors at the end of this month.
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A man's dead body was found this morning inside a taxi cab parked outside a burning home in San Dimas, and authorities believe the victim committed suicide.
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A brush fire is moving through the hilly terrain of Santa Barbara, and is threatening homes near Highway 154 and Painted Cave Road.
