The challenge of post-fire recovery is one faced by communities around the world. Terms like “build back better” and “managed retreat” are often heard, but what do they mean for people complex making decisions on the ground?
After it was damaged in the Eaton Fire, Loma Alta Park in Altadena is getting a makeover, thanks in part to the Los Angeles Dodgers and Clippers.
Andrea-Marie Stark, an Altadena, California, resident, recorded her reaction to returning to her neighborhood and home for the first time since the devastating Eaton Fire destroyed thousands of structures.
Community organizations and Native American tribes are coming together to rebuild a more just Altadena for future generations of residents.
An Altadena woman who lost her home in the Eaton Fire wants to be an example of how quickly a house can be built.
Richard Danforth, head of Genasys, the company that provides the county with its emergency alert system, said this week the lack of alerts in Altadena were not a software issue, the latest indication that failures were the result of human error.
A discussion with Altadena’s architects about bringing a devastated Los Angeles back to life after the January 2025 fires launches our ‘Rebuilding LA’ series
Roosevelt Banks’s home in Altadena, Calif., was destroyed by the California wildfires. Nearly two months later, he’s still awaiting answers from his insurer and living week to week in hotels.
"...the number of homes impacted by flood risk is more than the population of many towns in the U.S.—and it is growing," a recent report said.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County said Wednesday that it's suing Southern California Edison, alleging the utility’s equipment sparked January’s Eaton Fire, which destroyed more than 9,400 structures and killed 17 people in the Altadena area.