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Los Angeles Wildfires

LA wildfire debris is going to local landfills. Neighbors of one worry it's toxic.

by Caleigh Wells
Mar 12, 2025
Officials say the toxic stuff is removed first. Residents say there's no way to be sure.
Local officials say the waste headed for the Calabasas landfill won't harm public health. Protesting residents living nearby aren't convinced.
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Los Angeles Wildfires

How do you sell a home that's burned down?

by Matt Levin
Mar 10, 2025
The first listing of a destroyed home in LA's Pacific Palisades neighborhood didn't last long.
A townhome complex in the Pacific Palisades destroyed by the January wildfires. Asking price for one listed townhome property: $750,000.
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Money talks: LA's wealthy Palisades will rebuild faster than middle-class Altadena

by Caleigh Wells
Mar 5, 2025
After the fires, contractors are likely to choose higher-value properties in Pacific Palisades than less lucrative projects in Altadena.
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After the fires, will behind-the-scenes film and TV workers also leave LA?

by Matt Levin
Feb 28, 2025
The roughly 13,000 homes lost in January’s wildfires will only make Los Angeles less affordable for below-the-line workers, Paul Audley of FilmLA fears.
“While most below-the-line workers are well paid, middle class, that still isn’t enough in many cases here,” says Paul Audley of the nonprofit FilmLA.
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Cheaper, faster and safer: Some LA builders and architects want a different approach to rebuilding

by Caleigh Wells
Feb 27, 2025
The current rules give homeowners an incentive to build replacement homes likely to burn just as easily during the next wildfire.
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LA fires spur economic hardship for migrant workers

by Erika Soderstrom and Ariana Rosas
Feb 27, 2025
Despite the personal and economic toll of the LA fires, migrant workers have mobilized to help their communities.
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The lasting effects of fires on local labor markets

by David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder
Feb 18, 2025
New research finds that larger fires can depress local hiring for up to three years.
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A Los Angeles-area developer gives advice on rebuilding after the fires

by David Brancaccio
Feb 7, 2025
Waleed Delawari of Delawari Investment Group shares some of the lessons he's learned on what rebuilding a home might look like after the LA fires.
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One of LA's only lesbian bars had to close because of the fires. Here's how they hope to reopen.

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Feb 6, 2025
Kai Ryssdal spoke with the co-owners of the Ruby Fruit about seeking outside financial investment and how they hope to grow the business.
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Loss of costly homes in urban areas made LA wildfires a financial disaster

by Caleigh Wells
Feb 5, 2025
A UCLA report estimates $75 billion in insured losses alone, far more than the next four most destructive California wildfires combined.
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