A Southern California real estate agent and landlord are facing charges for price gouging after allegedly overcharging a wildfire evacuee for a rental home, officials announced.
The FireAid benefit concert has raised an estimated $100 million through donations, sponsorships, streaming partnerships, and more, with the first $50 million grant being deployed immediately to support wildfire relief efforts.
A scorched lot in Pacific Palisades—where a home once stood before being destroyed in the Palisades Fire—has been sold for nearly $1 million less than a month after the deadly blaze, according to Realtor.com.
Southern California Edison acknowledged in a letter to California's Public Utilities Commission that videos and data suggest a "possible link" between the Eaton Fire and the company's equipment.
State Farm, California’s largest insurer, has filed an emergency request with the state for a 22% rate hike on homeowner policies, citing a "dire situation" for both customers and the insurance industry.
Researchers affiliated with San Jose State University discovered higher concentrations of the metals nickel, cobalt, and manganese in Elkhorn Slough, a location near a battery storage plant that recently went up in flames.
