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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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The deposition was released by representatives of the thousands of families affected by the Palisades Fire. -
LAist is asking residents of communities affected by the 2025 fires to share photos of what rebuilding means a year after the fires. -
The funding will go towards training school staff at 33 schools in Altadena and the Pacific Palisades areas. -
A year after the deadly Eaton Fire, Altadena business owners aim to return while also dealing with rebuilding their homes. -
Community groups helped the arts community rebuild, but those who received aid and those who gave it say the relief system needs work ahead of the next disaster.
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For arts students who lost so much as fires swept through the Los Angeles area in January, a new musical instrument is a big step back toward normalcy.
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Following the release of text messages related to the January fires to other media outlets, LAist requested to review the available public records. The mayor’s office shared some texts, but LAist is still waiting on communications from the days prior to the start of the fire.
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Residents have teamed up with a public works veteran to rid the public right of way of signs after the Eaton Fire.
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Both primary broadband providers in the area say service hasn’t fully been restored yet.
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Arroyo Hondo Preserve in Santa Barbara is now home to the next generation of trout from Topanga Creek.
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L.A. County Supervisors send message to all property owners to clear fire debris from remaining properties.
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The challenges Woolsey Fire survivors have faced offer a warning for victims of the Palisades and Eaton fires.
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Mayor Karen Bass' executive actions are intended to streamline the rebuilding process and ease financial pressures for residents after the deadly and destructive Palisades Fire.
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Voters' next step depends on whether their displacement is permanent or temporary.
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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.
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