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.
Newly obtained surveillance footage suggests that the catastrophic Eaton Fire, which has claimed 17 lives and destroyed over 9,400 structures in Altadena and Pasadena, may have been ignited by Southern California Edison’s (SCE) power lines.
In response to the devastating Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades and the Eaton Fire in Altadena, which left thousands of families without homes, California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced the launch of a major initiative, "LA Rises,"aimed at accelerating recovery and rebuilding efforts.
