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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.
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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