Edison says it has offered $750 million and paid $314 million to claimants
Southern California Edison reported more than 2,100 offers extended to about 5,200 Eaton fire claimants totaling over $743 million, with more than 2,100 claimants paid over $314…
Temescal Gateway Park reopens 18 months after the fire
Temescal Gateway Park reopened to the public on Friday, July 17, 2026, eighteen months after the Palisades fire, following fire suppression, storm recovery, emergency operations…
Fourth of July parade returns for the first time since the fire
The Pacific Palisades Fourth of July parade returned for its 77th edition on July 4, 2026 after being cancelled in 2025, under the theme 'Our Flag Was Still There,' inspired by…
Caruso sets Aug. 15 reopening for Palisades Village after $100M rebuild
Caruso announced Palisades Village will hold its grand reopening on Saturday, August 15, 2026, after a rebuilding and renovation effort the owner put at roughly $100 million. The…
Ten more Planning approvals; first Carbon Beach rebuild reaches framing
Council District 11's June 26, 2026 update reported ten additional homes received Planning approval and six more were issued rebuild permits since May, and that the first…
Mistrial declared in the Palisades fire arson case; retrial set for October
A federal judge declared a mistrial on June 26, 2026 after jurors deadlocked in the arson trial of Jonathan Rinderknecht, 30, over the January 1 Lachman fire that prosecutors say…
FEMA extends housing aid: homeowners to July 2027, renters to October 2026
FEMA approved California's request to extend Individuals and Households Program financial housing assistance for eligible homeowners through July 9, 2027, and granted eligible…
Kehillat Israel carries its Torah scrolls back to Sunset Boulevard
The Palisades Reconstructionist congregation Kehillat Israel returned to its Sunset Boulevard sanctuary roughly 16 months after the fire, one of the first religious institutions…
County creates the Disaster Recovery Rebuild Authority
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on May 19, 2026 to establish the Los Angeles County Disaster Recovery Rebuild Authority as the county's unified…
FEMA approves more than $5.4 billion in recovery funding
FEMA announced total approved recovery funding for the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires had passed $5.4 billion across Individual Assistance, Public Assistance and SBA disaster…
Caltrans restores 24-hour travel on Topanga Canyon Boulevard
Caltrans restored overnight travel hours on Topanga Canyon Boulevard on May 12, 2026, making the corridor between PCH and Grand View Drive open around the clock with traffic…
CalAssist has paid $39.4 million to 1,155 fire-hit households
The Governor's office reported the CalAssist Mortgage Fund had awarded $39.4 million in mortgage relief to 1,155 households, with funds paid directly to mortgage servicers on…
Newsom asks FEMA to extend disaster housing assistance
The Governor formally requested that FEMA extend disaster housing funding for Los Angeles fire survivors, citing continuing insurance disputes, housing constraints and labor…
City begins a Long-Term Recovery Plan for Pacific Palisades
Council District 11 reported the City of Los Angeles was developing a Long-Term Recovery Plan for Pacific Palisades to guide recovery strategies, projects and implementation…
LADWP resumes work on the Sunset Blvd undergrounding backbone
Construction resumed in April 2026 on the Sunset Boulevard Distribution System Corridor — the backbone conduit that will carry new 34.5kV and 12kV lines feeding Distribution…
More than 2,600 rebuild permits issued across the two burn areas
By April 2026, more than 2,600 residential permits had been issued across the Palisades and Altadena — roughly one for every five of the nearly 13,000 homes lost — with another…
County mental health centers for fire survivors stay open through June
Los Angeles County extended free walk-in mental health services for Eaton and Palisades fire survivors through June 2026 at the Eaton Fire Collaborative in Altadena and the…
Habitat completes its first full Eaton fire home rebuild in Altadena
San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity completed its first full Eaton fire rebuild on March 27, 2026 for an Altadena couple in their 80s, having broken ground the previous…
AB 1795 smoke damage standards bill advances in the Legislature
The Smoke Damage Recovery Act (AB 1795) moved through the California Legislature in March 2026, described as the nation's first smoke damage standards bill. It would require…
Pre-approved Foothill Catalog plans expand to Pacific Palisades
The Foothill Catalog of pre-approved rebuild designs, originally developed for the Eaton fire area, expanded to Pacific Palisades in March 2026, with more than two dozen catalog…
Smoke Claims and Remediation Task Force delivers its report
The California Department of Insurance published the Smoke Claims and Remediation Task Force report on March 9, 2026, setting out recommendations on the science of smoke…
Caltrans restores daytime travel on Topanga Canyon Boulevard
Months ahead of schedule, Caltrans reopened both lanes to daytime travel along the 3.6-mile stretch of Topanga Canyon Boulevard between PCH and Grand View Drive on March 2, 2026…
13 homes fully rebuilt across both burn areas as permit pace climbs
As of February 23, 2026, 13 homes had been fully rebuilt out of the roughly 6,571 destroyed by the Palisades fire and the thousands lost in the Eaton fire — one in Pacific…
LADWP begins draining Santa Ynez Reservoir to replace its floating cover
Council District 11's February 21, 2026 Palisades update reported LADWP had begun draining Santa Ynez Reservoir to replace its floating cover, with construction expected to finish…
Genesis Invitational returns to Riviera for its 100th playing
The Genesis Invitational returned to Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades February 19-22, 2026 for its 100th playing after relocating to Torrey Pines in 2025 because of the…
Reports urge $650M power line burial and flag evacuation route deficiencies
Engineering reports presented to the Palisades community found much of the area still out of compliance with modern disaster evacuation standards more than a year after the fire…
Smoke Damage Recovery Act unveiled to set first-in-nation claim standards
Commissioner Lara and Assemblymember Mike Gipson unveiled the Smoke Damage Recovery Act (AB 1795), which would create the nation's first statewide framework for handling wildfire…
Edison reports 210 offers totaling $117 million to Eaton fire claimants
Southern California Edison reported that as of January 29, 2026 it had extended 210 offers worth $117 million under the Wildfire Recovery Compensation Program, ranging from $13.1…
Palisades Charter High students return to campus after a year away
Roughly 3,000 Palisades Charter High students returned to their own campus on January 27, 2026, a year after the fire destroyed about 40% of school buildings, having spent the…
California Community Foundation reports $100M+ raised in year one
CCF released its LA Wildfire Report: A Year of Impact, documenting more than $100 million raised for the Wildfire Recovery Fund from major corporations, foundations and more than…
Edison cross-sues L.A. County, water agencies and SoCalGas over Eaton fire
Southern California Edison filed cross-complaints in Los Angeles Superior Court naming Los Angeles County, Pasadena Water and Power and five other water agencies, plus a separate…
Groundbreaking on the $45-50 million Palisades Recreation Center rebuild
A public-private partnership among the City of Los Angeles, Steadfast LA and LA Strong Sports broke ground in January 2026 on a full rebuild of the Palisades Recreation Center…
LAUSD details $725 million plan to rebuild three Palisades schools
Los Angeles Unified laid out a $725 million program to rebuild Palisades Charter High School, Palisades Charter Elementary and Marquez Charter Elementary, funded largely by the $9…
Pepperdine study warns L.A. fire rebuilding could take decades
A Pepperdine School of Public Policy and Beacon Economics report released around the anniversary found post-wildfire rebuilding in California is far slower than commonly assumed…
One-year insurance non-renewal moratorium expires
The mandatory one-year moratorium on cancellations and non-renewals in Palisades, Eaton and related fire ZIP codes, issued under Bulletin 2025-1, lapsed on January 7, 2026…
One-year mark: memorial ceremonies in the Palisades and Altadena
Hundreds gathered at the American Legion post in Pacific Palisades for a white-glove ceremony honoring the 12 families who lost loved ones, with 13 memorials placed — one for each…
New state insurance consumer-protection laws take effect
A package of laws sponsored by Commissioner Lara to strengthen consumer protections and wildfire resilience took effect January 1, 2026, including changes affecting the FAIR Plan…
FireAid releases KPMG and law firm audits finding no misuse of funds
FireAid published two independent audit reports, including a KPMG review, concluding that aid reached affected communities and that no funds were misused. By that point roughly…
Edison makes its first payment under the Eaton fire compensation program
Southern California Edison announced the first payment under its Wildfire Recovery Compensation Program 45 days after launch, validating the program's stated turnaround of roughly…
Newsom tours Altadena and Palisades rebuilds, visits reopened Gladstones
Governor Newsom toured recovery sites in Altadena and the Palisades on December 12, 2025, viewing homes nearing completion and stopping at the reopened Gladstones. State officials…
Pacific Palisades to Mark One Year of the January 7 Palisades Fire with White Glove Flag Presentation & Remembrance Ceremony
PaliLTRG.org and American Legion Post 283 to Mark One Year of the January 7 Palisades Fire with White Glove Flag Presentation & Remembrance Ceremony
First fully rebuilt Altadena home receives its certificate of occupancy
Los Angeles County issued its first Eaton fire certificate of occupancy in early December 2025 for a one-story, 2,160-square-foot home on East Loma Alta Drive — three bedrooms…
First certificate of occupancy issued in the Palisades at 915 N. Kagawa St.
LADBS issued the first post-fire certificate of occupancy in Pacific Palisades on November 21, 2025 for a nearly 4,000-square-foot, four-bedroom home built by Thomas James Homes…
State report: a full Santa Ynez Reservoir would not have kept hydrants flowing
A joint memo from California EPA, CAL FIRE and the Department of Water Resources concluded the Palisades water system lost pressure because of flow rate, not supply. Santa Ynez…
First approvals issued under the city's Standard Plan Pilot Program
Mayor Bass announced the first approvals under the Standard Plan Pilot Program created by Executive Directive 13, which offers a library of pre-approved, code-compliant…
Will Rogers State Historic Park reopens with limited access
Will Rogers State Historic Park reopened on Saturday, November 8, 2025 after ten months closed, with about half of its nine miles of hiking and equestrian trails, the 99-year-old…
Edison opens its Eaton fire Wildfire Recovery Compensation Program
Southern California Edison began accepting claims on October 29, 2025 under its Wildfire Recovery Compensation Program, covering total and partial structure loss for owners and…
CalAssist raises income limit to $211,050 for L.A. County fire survivors
CalHFA expanded CalAssist Mortgage Fund eligibility, raising the household income limit for Los Angeles County survivors of the 2025 wildfires to $211,050 — an increase of roughly…
State and FEMA in-person survivor support centers close
FEMA and Cal OES announced the end of in-person support at Survivor Support locations in Los Angeles County, shifting assistance to phone and online channels. Survivors with open…
SBA economic injury disaster loan application deadline
October 8, 2025 was the last day for businesses, private nonprofits, small agricultural cooperatives and faith-based organizations to apply for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans…
Arrest made; Palisades fire traced to a January 1 holdover blaze
Federal agents arrested Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, in West Melbourne, Florida on three felony arson counts. Investigators concluded the Palisades fire was a holdover of the…
Marquez Charter Elementary becomes the first destroyed school to return
Marquez Charter Elementary reopened on its own Palisades grounds in temporary modular buildings on September 30, 2025 — the first public school destroyed by the January fires to…
Palisades Residents Connect With Disaster Case Managers Through Pali LTRG
Recovering after a disaster can feel overwhelming, but you do not have to navigate the process alone.
New testing finds hundreds of Eaton-area homes still have high soil lead
Reporting on the county's expanded testing program found hundreds of standing homes in and downwind of the Eaton burn scar still showing soil lead above health thresholds, months…
Independent review finds no misuse of FireAid funds
FireAid released an independent review by law firm Latham & Watkins concluding the charity distributed funds in line with its mission, with strong accountability measures and no…
Justice Department sues Edison over the Eaton and Fairview fires
The U.S. Department of Justice sued Southern California Edison in Los Angeles federal court, alleging the utility's equipment ignited the Eaton fire and seeking more than $40…
LADWP completes flushing of the Palisades water distribution system
LADWP finished flushing the Pacific Palisades water distribution system in August 2025, closing out the remediation program that began with the January Do Not Drink notice. The…
Army Corps finishes Eaton fire debris removal: 1.4 million tons, 5,600 lots
The Army Corps completed Eaton fire debris removal in Altadena roughly eight months after ignition and about four months ahead of schedule, signing off at Eliot Arts Magnet…
Army Corps starts work on the last opt-in property in the Palisades
On August 26, 2025 the Army Corps began debris removal at the final opt-in private property in the Palisades fire recovery area. Across the Palisades footprint the Corps removed…
Palisades Farmers Market returns to Swarthmore Avenue
The Pacific Palisades Farmers Market held its first market since the fire on Wednesday, August 19, 2025, returning to Swarthmore Avenue in the village. It moved to a weekly…
County releases final soil-testing results; lead exceeds standards in Altadena
Los Angeles County Public Health released final findings from its post-fire soil testing, showing Altadena had a markedly higher share of samples above healthy lead thresholds…
Pacific Palisades Launches Long Term Recovery Group to Support Fire Victims
The newly formed Pacific Palisades Long Term Recovery Group (Pali LTRG) held its official kickoff event, outlining its mission to coordinate ongoing recovery efforts and connect…
Viral posts spark national scrutiny of FireAid's grant decisions
Viral social media posts on July 27, 2025 accused officials of routing FireAid donations to politically connected nonprofits instead of victims. FireAid disputed the claims as…
House committee hearing examines FEMA's response to the L.A. wildfires
A House hearing titled 'Fixing Emergency Management: Examining Improvements to FEMA's Disaster Response' convened on July 23, 2025, reviewing FEMA's handling of the Los Angeles…
Army Corps clears the final FEMA-assigned parcel along PCH
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed debris removal on the last FEMA-assigned parcel along Pacific Coast Highway on July 8, 2025 — one of more than 230 PCH parcels cleared…
Six-month deadline passes to file government claims against LADWP and the city
California's Government Claims Act requires a written claim against a public entity within six months of the loss, which set July 7, 2025 as the cutoff for administrative claims…
Gladstones reopens its deck at PCH and Sunset
Gladstones, the 1972 beachside landmark at PCH and Sunset, reopened its beachfront deck and lounge on July 4, 2025, six months after the fire, while the indoor building remained…
LADWP releases preliminary report on the Palisades fire water system
LADWP published its preliminary Palisades Fire Water System report, addressing why hydrants lost pressure during the fire. The utility maintained it never ran out of water…
Getty Villa reopens after nearly six months closed
The Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades reopened to visitors on June 27, 2025 after a closure that began with the January fire. The collection survived unharmed, but restoration…
LADWP moves its Unified Utilities Rebuild Operations Center
LADWP relocated its Unified Utilities Rebuild Operations Center, opened at the Palisades Recreation Center on March 1, to 3931 S. Topanga Canyon Blvd. The walk-in center handles…
CalAssist Mortgage Fund opens with $20,000 grants for destroyed homes
California launched the $105 million CalAssist Mortgage Fund, providing up to $20,000 per household to homeowners whose homes were destroyed or made uninhabitable by declared…
Federal support for L.A. wildfire recovery passes $3 billion
FEMA reported that federal assistance had exceeded $3 billion five months after the disaster declaration, including more than $136 million in Individual Assistance to 57,813…
UCLA Research Park West Disaster Recovery Center closes permanently
The Disaster Recovery Center at UCLA Research Park West, where survivors could walk in and sit with FEMA, state and county representatives in one room, closed permanently on May…
PCH reopens to all traffic between Santa Monica and Malibu
At 8 a.m. on Friday, May 23, 2025, Pacific Coast Highway reopened to all traffic across the 11-mile stretch that had been closed to the public since January 7. Topanga Canyon…
Six-day Multi-Agency Resource Center serves about 2,500 households
A Multi-Agency Resource Center ran May 12–17, 2025 at the Pasadena Stake Center, hosted with the American Red Cross and Emergency Network Los Angeles. Roughly 2,500 households…
Insurance Commissioner convenes Smoke Claims and Remediation Task Force
Commissioner Lara convened a Smoke Claims and Remediation Task Force to evaluate the science, claims practices and public health questions around wildfire smoke damage, after tens…
PPCC demands a full accounting of FireAid's $100 million
The Pacific Palisades Community Council, whose membership includes fire survivors, sent a formal letter to the Annenberg Foundation asking for a full accounting of every FireAid…
State launches free AI permitting tool for fire-zone rebuild reviews
Governor Newsom announced that Archistar's AI permitting software would be provided free to local governments and applicants through a partnership with philanthropic partners…
Jewish Family Service LA wins the FEMA disaster case management contract
Jewish Family Service LA announced a two-year FEMA contract to deliver Disaster Case Management to Los Angeles wildfire survivors — help with emergency shelter, FEMA applications…
County lifts ocean water advisories at fire-affected beaches
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health lifted the ocean water advisory that had covered the coastline from Las Flores State Beach to Santa Monica State Beach since the…
County sets aside $3 million for soil lead testing near the Eaton burn scar
The Board of Supervisors approved a motion by Supervisor Kathryn Barger reallocating $3 million from the county's Lead Paint Hazard Mitigation Program to pay for soil lead testing…
Deadline to opt in or out of the free government debris removal program
FEMA extended the Right-of-Entry deadline from March 31 to April 15, 2025 for property owners to opt into the free Army Corps debris removal program or opt out and clear their own…
Newsom says PCH will fully reopen by the end of May
Governor Newsom announced that the 11-mile stretch of Pacific Coast Highway between Santa Monica and Malibu would reopen to the public before summer, ahead of the original…
Last day to apply for FEMA Individual Assistance and SBA physical damage loans
March 31, 2025 was the final day for homeowners and renters to register for FEMA Individual Assistance and for property owners and businesses to apply for SBA physical damage…
Federal support for wildfire survivors tops $2 billion
FEMA announced that federal assistance to Los Angeles County wildfire survivors had passed $2 billion, combining Individual Assistance grants, SBA disaster loans and other federal…
PCH partially reopens through the Palisades burn area
Caltrans District 7 partially reopened Pacific Coast Highway on March 14, 2025, expanding on the resident-and-crew-only access that had been in place since January. Full public…
LADWP commits to burying all Pacific Palisades power lines
LADWP announced it would move 100% of Pacific Palisades electrical distribution underground — roughly 4,000 spans in an area entirely within a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone…
State bulletin orders insurers to fully investigate smoke damage claims
Commissioner Lara issued Bulletin 2025-7 directing insurers to fully and fairly investigate smoke damage claims for properties in or near wildfire areas. The bulletin states it is…
LADWP lifts Do Not Drink notice across all of Pacific Palisades
Effective March 7, 2025, LADWP confirmed tap water was safe to drink in every area of Pacific Palisades that had been under the January 10 Do Not Drink notice. Clearance followed…
FEMA extends disaster assistance application deadline to March 31
After the California congressional delegation pressed for more time, FEMA extended the deadline for homeowners and renters to register for Individual Assistance from March 10 to…
L.A. County sues Southern California Edison over the Eaton fire
Los Angeles County sued Southern California Edison and Edison International to recover costs and damages from the Eaton fire, alleging the utility's transmission equipment in…
First Palisades rebuilding permits issued to three homeowners
Less than two months after the fire, the City of Los Angeles cleared the first three Pacific Palisades homeowners to begin rebuilding — one repair of a damaged home and two full…
County secures $14.5 million more for fire-hit businesses and workers
The Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity announced $14.5 million in new funding to support small businesses, nonprofits and workers affected by the wildfires…
EPA finishes Phase 1 hazardous-materials removal at 9,201 properties
EPA completed Phase 1 household hazardous materials removal in 28 days, clearing 9,201 buildings — 4,852 in the Eaton footprint and 4,349 in the Palisades — and hauling away about…
Mayor Bass removes LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley over fire response
Mayor Bass removed Fire Chief Kristin Crowley effective immediately, alleging that 1,000 firefighters who could have been on duty were sent home the morning the fires broke out…
California Community Foundation awards $30 million to 200+ nonprofits
The California Community Foundation's Wildfire Recovery Fund made its early grant rounds, awarding more than $30 million to over 200 organizations delivering direct services to…
FireAid distributes first $50 million to more than 120 nonprofits
FireAid's first grant round released $50 million to over 120 nonprofit organizations, reported to have reached more than 150,000 Angelenos with emergency housing, food, trauma…
Rick Caruso launches Steadfast LA to speed wildfire rebuilding
Developer Rick Caruso launched Steadfast LA, a civic nonprofit meant to bridge public and private recovery efforts in the Palisades, Malibu and Altadena. Its programs went on to…
One-Stop Rebuilding Center opens on Sawtelle Blvd for Palisades permits
Mayor Bass opened the L.A. One-Stop Rebuilding Center at 1828 Sawtelle Blvd., consolidating every city department a Palisades homeowner or business owner needs into a single…
Insurance chief approves $1 billion FAIR Plan assessment on member insurers
Commissioner Lara approved Order 2025-1, authorizing the California FAIR Plan to assess admitted-market insurers $1 billion to fund Palisades and Eaton claim payments — the first…
Small business and worker relief fund applications open countywide
Applications for the LA Region Small Businesses and Workers Relief Funds opened February 6, 2025, with the deadline later extended to March 2 at 5 p.m. Grants ran from $2,000 for…
Palisades fire fully contained at 23,448 acres after 24 days
The Palisades fire reached full containment on January 31, 2025 at a final size of 23,448 acres with 6,837 structures destroyed and 12 deaths. Across the January firestorm, more…
FireAid benefit concerts raise about $100 million for wildfire relief
Simultaneous all-star benefit concerts at the Intuit Dome and Kia Forum in Inglewood drew roughly 50 million viewers and raised about $100 million for Los Angeles wildfire relief…
Evacuation orders lifted; residents allowed back into the Palisades burn area
Twenty days after ignition, mandatory evacuation orders were lifted and resident-only access was permitted into previously closed areas of the Palisades. Access remained…
County and city open relief funds for fire-hit small businesses and workers
Los Angeles County and the City of Los Angeles announced the LA Region Small Business and Worker Relief Funds, offering up to $2,000 in direct cash to workers who lost income and…
Newsom signs $2.5 billion state wildfire relief package
The Legislature approved and the Governor signed a $2.5 billion package in a special session covering evacuations, sheltering survivors and hazardous waste removal, plus $4…
LA Rises launches with $100 million pledged for wildfire rebuilding
Governor Newsom convened LA Rises, a public-private recovery initiative led by Dodgers chairman Mark Walter, Earvin 'Magic' Johnson and LA28 president Casey Wasserman, with an…
Mayor Bass signs Executive Order 1: 30-day permit reviews for Palisades rebuilds
Emergency Executive Order 1 directed city departments to complete permitting review in 30 days or less for homes rebuilt as they were, waived CEQA and discretionary processes, and…
Newsom suspends CEQA and Coastal Act review for fire rebuilds
Executive Order N-4-25 suspended California Environmental Quality Act review and Coastal Act permitting for repairing or replacing properties destroyed by the January fires…
LADWP issues Do Not Drink notice for the Palisades water system
LADWP converted an earlier boil-water notice into a Do Not Drink notice covering the nine service zones of the Pacific Palisades water system, citing the risk that fire-related…
State orders one-year ban on insurance non-renewals in fire ZIP codes
Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued Bulletin 2025-1, a mandatory one-year moratorium barring insurers from cancelling or non-renewing residential policies in and adjacent…
Major disaster declaration approved, unlocking FEMA aid for L.A. County
The President approved California's request for a major disaster declaration one day after the fires began, opening FEMA Individual Assistance, SBA disaster loans and Public…
Palisades and Eaton fires ignite, killing 31 and destroying more than 16,000 structures
The Palisades fire started the morning of January 7, 2025 and the Eaton fire ignited the same evening above Altadena. Together they killed 31 people, destroyed or damaged more…