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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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The Governor’s proposal uses cannabis tax revenues to support child care infrastructure affected by the January 2025 fires.
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An L.A. County Superior Court judge says proper processes and regulations regarding hazardous waste, which isn't allowed at the Calabasas landfill, were followed.
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Las Flores Water Company will discuss its plans to stay solvent at a meeting Thursday night.
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Disability advocates say the Disability Disaster Access and Resources program, also known as DDAR, should be expanded, not cut.
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Homeowners say recovery from the January 2025 L.A. fires has been slowed by fights with insurers to get their claims paid.
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Here are three takeaways from an LAist interview with LAFD Chief Jaime Moore about the Palisades Fire. Hear the whole interview here.
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A new analysis finds that in 2025 major catastrophes took 276 lives and caused $115 billion in damages. It could have been much worse.
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Since the fire destroyed their homes, families have relocated everywhere from the East Coast to Europe.
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One year later, musicians who lost essential instruments and home studio set-ups in the Los Angeles fires are still picking up the pieces.
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Some have reopened since the January 2025 fire, but restaurants whose structures were destroyed face challenges around costs, logistics and building requirements.
