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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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For decades, Californians could rely on the federal government for help. “The modern era of emergency management … is forever changing,” a state official says.
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A state school advisory agency finds ongoing funding is needed to support public schools damaged by January’s wildfires.
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An LAPD after-action report lists arrests and reports of crime, and also documents and makes recommendations on the department’s challenges in responding to the disaster.
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For family childcare providers who ran their daycares out their homes, it’s been hard to open back up months after the fire since they remain displaced.
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The Lachman Fire reignited several days after firefighters responded to it, becoming the deadly and destructive Palisades Fire.
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"I looked to my left and it's like hell," one bus driver told us. Some facilities had outdated emergency plans, according to available public records reviewed by LAist.
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The utility, whose equipment is believed to have sparked the Eaton Fire, says payouts could come four months after people submit a claim. Accepting the money would mean foregoing a lawsuit.
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A Bengali immigrant who was displaced by the Eaton Fire now could be deported after falling victim to a green card scam years ago.
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Felisa Wright lost her home and her livelihood in the Eaton Fire. She didn't stop fighting to return.
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Debate continues about zone zero, the California rules nearing the finish line that would regulate what can be planted and stored within 5 feet of millions of homes.
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