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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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The Historic House Relocation Project aims to get residents with fire-damaged lots into homes faster, while restoring character to the neighborhood.
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The digital tool led by UCLA offers residents real-time measurements of particles in the air.
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NAMI San Gabriel Valley is hosting a monthly virtual peer support group.
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What will happen if survivors are on the hook for rent and a mortgage at the same time? It's common after a disaster, one expert says.
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An LAist analysis of FEMA data found the agency to date has covered a smaller portion of damage costs in response to the L.A. fires than other recent natural disasters.
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911 recordings obtained by LAist shed light on why and how emergency planning continues to leave people with disabilities behind.
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Full Circle Thrift, a nonprofit thrift store in Altadena, reopened this week, six months after the Eaton Fire devastated the neighborhood.
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Six months after the Eaton and Palisades fires, survivors and experts offer advice and perspective at an LAist event.
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A check from State Farm to a Los Angeles fire survivor has taken more than a week to clear so far. A bank is concerned about insufficient funds.
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Laguna Beach police said they used video to identify a 13-year-old they arrested on suspicion of "felony reckless burning of forest land."
