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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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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. -
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.
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UCLA researchers asked more than 160 evacuees how they reached safety.
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As urban fires have grown more frequent, so too have recovery techniques for survivors to flex their purchasing power.
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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.
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The Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center burned in the Eaton Fire. The senior rabbi gives an update on his congregation a year later.
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In the Palisades, a bell was rung 12 times for the 12 people who died in the fire. In Altadena, people call on Edison and insurance companies to provide more support.
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At the end of January, students will have returned to two of the three public school campuses burned in the Palisades Fire one year prior.
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The homes will not replace destroyed ones or be built on burn scar areas, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office.
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California is writing rules to limit plants around buildings to protect them from wildfires, after the Los Angeles fires a year ago.
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The mosque is currently operating out of a temporary space rented from a church.
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Historic numbers voted in town council election despite displacement.
