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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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A retired teacher whose California home was destroyed by a catastrophic wildfire faces losing her disaster case manager amid a funding standoff between the state and FEMA. -
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.
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L.A. County has released a searchable, preliminary map for each area.
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Firefighting efforts got a leg up Tuesday from weaker than predicted winds — but harsh fire conditions are still in the forecast.
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The nation's second largest school district has been closed since Thursday as fires spread around the Los Angeles area.
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With the Palisades Fire close by, UCLA will move undergraduate and graduate classes online through Friday, Jan. 17.
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With fire danger still high, authorities implore you to follow evacuation orders. Lives are at stakeHeroic rescues. Heartbreaking tragedies. And no need for many of them, emergency response leaders say.
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Palisades fire victims can get everything from clothes to toiletries to dog food, donated by their neighbors at a Santa Monica shop known for posh dress rentals.
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For one listing, rent jumped nearly 86% since September. The agent said she told her client, “People are desperate, and you can probably get good money.”
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LAist dives into the science behind the claim that the brush clearance would have 'significantly mitigated' the destruction and losses.
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A commercial and fine art photographer tackles wildfire as one of his major themes. This week, he lost his Altadena duplex to the Eaton Fire.
