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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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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. -
Southern California Edison received 1,500 applications for its Eaton Fire compensation program and paid out 82 after close to two months. -
A year after the Los Angeles fires, communities remain strong, losses remain significant, and efforts to rebuild are underway. -
The mosque is currently operating out of a temporary space rented from a church. -
L.A. residents from both communities shared their memories from before the Eaton and Palisades fires. LAist created hand-drawn illustrations to bring those memories to life.
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