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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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As thousands across L.A. County undergo the process of debris removal in the burn scars, our reporter shares her family’s experience. -
Residents have teamed up with a public works veteran to rid the public right of way of signs after the Eaton Fire. -
We take a closer look at Southern California Edison’s plans to go underground with power lines in Altadena and Malibu. -
Board members of the Altadena Builds Back Foundation include those who lost homes in the Eaton Fire. -
The Pasadena-based Greenline Housing Foundation is the first community organization to close on an Eaton Fire lot.
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