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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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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. -
Residents find a semblance of normalcy amid the stacks. -
Churchgoers recruited by Samaritan’s Purse have helped hundreds of Altadenans recover valuables.
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A new survey by the Department of Angels finds that people who lost homes face an average gap of $500,000 between what they have and what they need to rebuild.
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In one of his last political pushes as governor, Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to speed up payouts for wildfire victims. Critics say it helps utilities avoid accountability.
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Charles-Henri Avelange spent almost 20 years trying to turn the firefighters' creed into an anthem. It took 90 Hollywood musicians — and the L.A. fires — to finish part of it.
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Evacuation orders are in effect for DeBell Restaurant and Golf Course and Stough Canyon Nature Center.
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The 1,108-acre fire is 54% contained as of Saturday evening.
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The guide, produced by local scientists and other experts, gives recommendations for families that were affected by the Eaton and Palisades fires.
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Edison leader Pedro Pizarro spoke on AirTalk with Larry Mantle about an L.A. County Fire Department report, which concluded the utility's equipment sparked the 2025 fire.
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A new report says arcing from electrical equipment owned by the utility sparked the January 2025 fire that killed 19 people and destroyed thousands of homes.
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Malibu and Pasadena have settled a lawsuit that a developer and a YIMBY group filed after elected leaders restricted SB 9 development in burn zones.
