US EditionLos Angeles homeowners begin to rebuild after devastating wildfires
- On January 7, 2025, wildfires in the Los Angeles area destroyed more than 17,000 homes, including many historic Janes Cottages in Altadena and properties in Pacific Palisades.
- The fires caused severe damage, leaving debris-covered lots and complicated rebuilding due to toxins and complex permit processes, while some homeowners question if returning is safe or affordable.
- Residents like Tim Vordtriede, who lost his 100-year-old three-bedroom home, and Kathryn Frazier, whose four-bedroom house burned, have resolved to rebuild but face long delays and challenging approvals.
- Vordtriede co-founded Altadena Collective to assist about two dozen clients with home designs and permit navigation, while Frazier aims to start building by mid-2025 and hopes to return by early 2026 despite rising costs.
- Though some reconstruction has begun, residents anticipate multi-year rebuilding timelines amid uncertainty about neighborhood recovery and housing affordability after this extensive wildfire destruction.
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The Columbian
Los Angeles TimesIn a bid to blunt gentrification after fire in Altadena, nonprofits look to buy burned lots
LOS ANGELES — Eshele Williams always believed she’d eventually own the home she rented in Altadena’s historic Janes Village neighborhood. Read more...
To Rebuild Post-Fire, Los Angeles Should Look to Singapore
Months after the fires, Los Angeles is beginning to rebuild, but current proposals don’t address the city’s long-standing housing issues. LA should emulate Singapore, which took a devastating fire as a cue to revolutionize its housing market.
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Advocates push for mandatory retrofitting of existing homes in fire zones
For years, fire prevention groups have pushed residents to harden homes in wildfire-prone areas. With the frequency and severity of such blazes on the rise, people need to replace old vents, roofs and windows with upgrades that protect their home against a whirlwind of heat and embers during a conflagration, they say. Yet limited incentives exist to spur homeowners to take on the expense of such upgrades. Now, with the memory of Los Angeles Coun…
CHC Roundup: Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) - The Cutting Edge of California Politics
Sen. Alex Padilla recently toured the devastation of the wildfires that tore through the Pacific Palisades. He did so to both see the progress being made in clearing the rubble and to push for the ...
LA Mayor Karen Bass Attacks Recall Effort Against Her as ‘Irresponsible’ – But ‘Almost a Rite of Passage’ in California
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) called recall efforts against her “almost a rite of passage” for California politicians. Bass joined MSNBC’s The Weekend on Saturday and slammed a recall effort against her as “irresponsible” in the wake of the Palisades fires, which killed dozens and destroyed thousands of homes in January. Bass received backlash in the wake of the fires with critics accusing her of being unprepared. Bass was in Ghana when the f…
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