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New data is out exploring just how much wildfires can hurt us. UCLA’s annual California Health Interview Survey for 2024 found multiple ways that blazes take a toll on our health and wallets.
Eligible homeowners are required to ask lenders for forbearance, which could be extended for up to a year.
New data also suggests the Eaton Fire may have landed a harder short-term hit to the local economy than Palisades.
Declaring the lots a public nuisance allows the county to remove ash and rubble while charging owners for the work.
Thirty percent of overdue properties didn't receive the necessary permit to even begin removal.
Property tax relief letters, including refund checks, are getting returned because the homes they’re being sent to were destroyed in the fires.
Previously, a criminal background disqualified them from becoming professional county firefighters.
Loquats are one of the many ripe fruits that Angelenos may find now around the Palisades and Eaton fire areas.
Both primary broadband providers in the area say service hasn’t fully been restored yet.
Voters' next step depends on whether their displacement is permanent or temporary.
Elevated lead levels have already been found in soil downwind from the Eaton Fire.
One untouched pool at a vacant or destroyed property could house as many as 3 million mosquitoes a month.