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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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Factory-built housing can be cheaper and faster for those seeking to rebuild after the fires — and you can tour examples at this showcase. -
Jose Rodriguez lost the garage home where his son lived. He wasn’t trying to be the first to rebuild. But his experience helped him earn that distinction. -
Philanthropic funds helped purchase a burned lot that used to have 14 rental units. Supporters hope the project can be a model for rebuilding equitably for renters. -
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.
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Two chunks of a two-story home were slowly driven across LA. County overnight. We rode along to check it out.
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SoCal Edison and LADWP are starting to put power lines underground, but they’ll need the community on board to do it.
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If one thing defines Los Angeles, it might be traffic. And in the months since the January firestorm, displaced residents say they've been sitting in a lot more of it.
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The coalition worked with the Altadena community as part of an effort to preserve the cultural heritage of Altadena's Black residents.
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Following uproar from homeowners and local elected leaders, a state law allowing denser housing in single-family areas will no longer apply to the Pacific Palisades.
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Should Palisades and Altadena homeowners be able to build duplexes on their burned lots? Some state and local officials say no.
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Native plants, succulents and mulch are important considerations. But you can also improve fire resilience by following some guidelines about spacing and irrigation.
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The details of the payouts are expected to be released later in the summer and come as the utility faces lawsuits over the possibility that its equipment sparked the fire.
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The L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted to move forward with a designation proposal.
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An expert explains what survivors of the Palisades and Eaton fires should consider before joining a fire-related lawsuit.
