Wildfire News Updates

Hey there, welcome to the weekly public media wildfires update. 

This week, LAist covers Mayor Karen Bass’s annual state of the city address and goes deep on Trump’s executive order on fire zone permitting; CalMatters looks at the proposed consumer-friendly insurance regulations.

Plus, if you’re in the mood for a great long read, the piece, Franny’s Papers, at the L.A. Review of Books digs into what was lost when the papers of J.D. Salinger’s wife, Claire Douglas, burned in the Palisades Fire. It just shows how much we still don’t know about the history that was left behind in the fires.

Stay safe, 
KCRW, PBS SoCal, LAist, and CalMatters

Where We Are Now

• LAist's State of the City
• Trump executive order targets 'overly burdensome' permitting in LA fire zones
• Students are excited — and some families worry — as Palisades High School reopens
• Water company's fire recovery plan gives Altadena residents sticker shock. Here's what's happening
• Calabasas loses court case to stop LA County from sending fire debris to its landfill
• Fires burn swiftly, but insurance battles linger: New bills propose consumer-friendly regulations

Looking Ahead

• Watch: Why Eaton Fire Survivors Are Questioning Edison's Compensation Program
• Watch: Homes, Wildfires and Water

Stories from the Community

• How a Palisades teacher is rebuilding his classroom’s US history collection 
• Chimney "tombstones" rise in memoriam on a Palisades bluff
• "I could be homeless": Palisades' 1st Black Homeowner
• Focusing on healing Altadena one camera at a time

More That Caught Our Eye

• Black women rarely found charter schools. She kept fighting when fire took hers.
• LA Review of Books: Franny’s Papers
  

Updated Resource Guides

Air quality guide - Wildfire tracker map – Volunteer and donate – Housing resources - Insurance Q&A - KCRW Music Relief

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