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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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Survivors, insurance industry slam purported last-minute bills to shift wildfire costs away from utilities. -
The deadline to apply is this fall and LAist wants to hear how the program has or has not benefited survivors. -
LAist asked what rebuilding your life means after a disaster. Fire survivors shared. -
A prop werewolf put up for Halloween by Altadena residents became a symbol of pride after the Eaton Fire. It's also divided the community. -
The deposition was released by representatives of the thousands of families affected by the Palisades Fire.
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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.
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The brush fire burned nearly 60 acres after it sparked Wednesday afternoon.
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The fire is 39% contained. Evacuation orders have been lifted, but warnings remain in two LA County zones.
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Mike Kobeissi was charged after a couple displaced by the Eaton Fire said they were told the rent on a La Cañada Flintridge property he listed had increased by 38%.
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A bill to shield Altadena from two density-boosting housing laws is meant to let the town rebuild on its own terms.
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Jonathan Rinderknecht is facing up to 45 years in prison. A judge issued a new trial date set for Oct. 19.
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Police departments around SoCal are starting to embrace new technologies this Fourth of July that cracks down on illegal firework use.
