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Free USC Soil Testing Available for Residents Impacted by West L.A. Wildfires
USC’s CLEAN project is offering complimentary soil testing to help residents impacted by the recent Palisades and Sunset wildfires check for potential lead contamination in their communities.
As Los Angeles Fire Survivors Struggle to Meet Basic Needs During the Holiday Season, the California Community Foundation Boosts Cash Aid
Nov. 25, 2025 / PR Newswire. The California Community Foundation is providing $6 million in grants to 14 nonprofits to deliver direct cash aid to fire survivors in Los Angeles, addressing urgent needs like food and housing while supporting broader recovery efforts.
New Online Portal Helps Fire Victims Explore Rebuilding Options
Nov. 25, 2025 / Palisades News. A nonprofit coalition of builders has launched a free online portal where users can confirm lot dimensions and zoning rules, and browse parcel-specific floor plans and exterior renderings.
LA Mayor Karen Bass called out for ‘phony’ Palisades rebuild after devastating wildfire
Nov. 24, 2025 / New York Post. The first rebuilt home in the Pacific Palisades on Kagawa Street after the neighborhood was destroyed by the Palisades Fire seen on Nov. 21, 2025.
New Online Portal Helps Fire Victims Explore Rebuilding Options
Nov. 18, 2025 / The Orange County Register. A person was fined $1.9 million for attempting to prevent a catastrophic wildfire that could have destroyed lives and property in Pacific Palisades.
Fire survivors can use this new portal to rebuild faster and save money
Nov. 14, 2025 / Fire survivors / LA Times. Can use this new portal to rebuild faster and cheaper” — (Staff/Business)
Bass announces first approvals under new program for Palisades rebuilding
Nov. 13, 2025 / Spectrum News. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced on Thursday a new milestone in the city's ongoing work to fast-track rebuilding in Pacific Palisades: the first approvals under LA's Standard Plan Pilot Program for single-family homes.
As LA Fire Victims Look To Rebuild, Some Are Turning To Concrete For New Homes
The Palisades and Eaton fires are a sober reminder of just how flammable many urban and suburban homes are. Some survivors are responding by planning to build differently. Instead of the usual wood framing, these homeowners are opting to choose a material many of us associate more with freeways and skyscrapers – concrete.
“‘Herd immunity’: Pushing a coastal community to become fire-proof after the Palisades fire”.
Nov 12, 2025 / LA Times. Some Palisades fire survivors in Sunset Mesa are rebuilding with fireproof materials, applying a “herd immunity” concept where protected homes shield vulnerable neighbors from fires.
Rebuilding in Malibu after Palisades Fire is complex and moving slow
Nov. 7, 2025 / Josh Haskell / 7 Eyewitness News. It's been 10 months since the Palisades Fire, and the city of Malibu has issued only 11 permits to rebuild.
Malibu council confronts Fire Rebuild Crisis
In a special meeting marked by public outrage and heartfelt testimony from fire victims, the City Council advances significant policy changes
In an extensive four-hour special meeting on Oct. 15, the Malibu City Council addressed the ongoing fire rebuild crisis head-on, approving sweeping policy changes to expedite home reconstructions while fielding blistering public criticism over perceived delays and dysfunction.
In an extensive four-hour special meeting on Oct. 15, the Malibu City Council addressed the ongoing fire rebuild crisis head-on, approving sweeping policy changes to expedite home reconstructions while fielding blistering public criticism over perceived delays and dysfunction.
Malibu council confronts Fire Rebuild Crisis
Oct. 20, 2025 / Malibu Times
In an extensive four-hour special meeting on Oct. 15, the Malibu City Council addressed the ongoing fire rebuild crisis head-on, approving sweeping policy changes to expedite home reconstructions while fielding blistering public criticism over perceived delays and dysfunction.
In an extensive four-hour special meeting on Oct. 15, the Malibu City Council addressed the ongoing fire rebuild crisis head-on, approving sweeping policy changes to expedite home reconstructions while fielding blistering public criticism over perceived delays and dysfunction.
UCLA, Community Partners Help Fire Recovery Through Free Soil Testing
Oct. 29, 2025 A UCLA-led collaboration tests soils in wildfire-affected Los Angeles neighborhoods to detect heavy metals and offer low-cost, practical remediation, blending university resources with local and Indigenous knowledge to promote equitable access to safe soils.
Palisades Council Urges L.A. to Waive Rebuilding Fees for Fire Victims
Nov. 4, 2025 / Palisades News
The Palisades News article reports that the Pacific Palisades Community Council is urging Los Angeles to waive rebuilding permit and plan-check fees for fire victims, arguing it would provide essential relief for underinsured homeowners and sustain rebuilding efforts despite potential revenue losses for the city.
The Palisades News article reports that the Pacific Palisades Community Council is urging Los Angeles to waive rebuilding permit and plan-check fees for fire victims, arguing it would provide essential relief for underinsured homeowners and sustain rebuilding efforts despite potential revenue losses for the city.
Scathing letter slams Los Angeles Fire Department's response to Lachman Fire: 'We have no faith'
Nov. 4, 2025 / ABC7A scathing anonymous letter from current and former LAFD officials questions the Los Angeles Fire Department’s ability to investigate itself in relation to the Lachman Fire and the Palisades Fire, amid Mayor Bass’s call for a thorough external review led by the next Fire Chief.
Firefighters Ordered To Abandon Fire That Sparked Palisades Forest Fire
Nov. 4, 2025 / Canyon News
Firefighters were ordered to abandon efforts to extinguish the underground Lachman Fire in Pacific Palisades on January 2, 2025, after authorities claimed the fire was contained.
Firefighters were ordered to abandon efforts to extinguish the underground Lachman Fire in Pacific Palisades on January 2, 2025, after authorities claimed the fire was contained.
Bungled warnings hit weary Eaton and Palisades fire victims like ‘a sucker punch’
Nov. 5, 2025 / The Los Angeles Times column by Steve Lopez discusses bungled warnings during the Eaton and Palisades fires, highlighting how failures in fire department response—spanning staffing, preparation, strategies, and resources—contributed to high casualties and massive destruction.
California insurers set to charge homeowners for L.A. County fire costs
Oct. 22, 2025 / Los Angeles Times
California insurers plan to bill California homeowners for wildfire-related costs in Los Angeles County.
California insurers plan to bill California homeowners for wildfire-related costs in Los Angeles County.
Malibu residents flee as international buyers snap up burned-out lots
Oct. 22, 2025 / Los Angeles Times
Malibu's fire-recovery is stalling as the city issues only four rebuilding permits compared with hundreds elsewhere, triggering a wave of discounted burned lots, slowed sales, and fears of a changed community identity due to international buyers and stringent regulations that deter rebuilding.
Malibu's fire-recovery is stalling as the city issues only four rebuilding permits compared with hundreds elsewhere, triggering a wave of discounted burned lots, slowed sales, and fears of a changed community identity due to international buyers and stringent regulations that deter rebuilding.
Eagles co-founder Bernie Leadon channels wildfire grief into new music
Oct. 15, 2025 / Los Angeles Times
Bernie Leadon, Eagles co-founder, releases his first solo album in 20 years following wildfires that destroyed his Pacific Palisades home, marking a creative resurgence as he wrote “Requiem for a Village” about his burned neighborhood.
Bernie Leadon, Eagles co-founder, releases his first solo album in 20 years following wildfires that destroyed his Pacific Palisades home, marking a creative resurgence as he wrote “Requiem for a Village” about his burned neighborhood.
Rare October rains could push back L.A. fire season — but only so much
Oct. 15, 2025 / Los Angeles Times
A Weather-focused Los Angeles Times article reports that rare October rains in Southern California could temporarily delay the peak of the region’s fire season. The early atmospheric river brought enough moisture to dampen fire risk, offering a potential (though limited) reprieve for weeks or months, according to Marty Ralph of UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
A Weather-focused Los Angeles Times article reports that rare October rains in Southern California could temporarily delay the peak of the region’s fire season. The early atmospheric river brought enough moisture to dampen fire risk, offering a potential (though limited) reprieve for weeks or months, according to Marty Ralph of UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Why an affordable slice of L.A. paradise might never recover from the Palisades fire
Oct. 13, 2025 / Los Angeles Times
The Palisades Bowl mobile home park remains largely unrecovered nine months after the January fire, with debris, shuttered amenities, and stalled rebuilding driven by FEMA’s denial of cleanup services and funding constraints, highlighting an uneven and uncertain recovery.
The Palisades Bowl mobile home park remains largely unrecovered nine months after the January fire, with debris, shuttered amenities, and stalled rebuilding driven by FEMA’s denial of cleanup services and funding constraints, highlighting an uneven and uncertain recovery.
Evacuation warning issued for parts of Palisades Fire Burn Area; Shelter in place for Franklin Fire Zone
Oct. 13, 2025 / Malibu Times
A weather-driven emergency in Malibu includes an Evacuation Warning for Palisades Fire burn scar zones and a Shelter in Place for the Franklin Fire area, with a Flood Watch in effect and expected rainfall as residents are advised to monitor updates and avoid flood-prone areas.
A weather-driven emergency in Malibu includes an Evacuation Warning for Palisades Fire burn scar zones and a Shelter in Place for the Franklin Fire area, with a Flood Watch in effect and expected rainfall as residents are advised to monitor updates and avoid flood-prone areas.
Malibu's fire ambassador steps down
Oct. 2, 2025 / CBS News
Abe Roy, the city of Malibu's rebuilding ambassador, who was tapped to help in the recovery process after the Palisades Fire in January, announced his resignation on Monday.
Abe Roy, the city of Malibu's rebuilding ambassador, who was tapped to help in the recovery process after the Palisades Fire in January, announced his resignation on Monday.
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