Trump Orders Federal Takeover of LA Wildfire Rebuilding Efforts January 27, 2026 By John Gittelsohn President Donald Trump signed an executive order that allows the federal government to preempt state and local regulations in the...
FEMA Extends Housing Aid for Maui Wildfire Survivors Until 2027 January 26, 2026 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher U.S. officials have granted a request to extend housing assistance for survivors of catastrophic 2023 wildfires, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green...
What A Community Foundation Learned Spending $100M After The LA Fires January 22, 2026 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira When fires broke out across Los Angeles on Jan. 7, 2025, Miguel Santana grasped the magnitude of the catastrophe befalling...
Edison Sues LA County Over Fire Deaths for Delayed Alerts January 20, 2026 By Jef Feeley and Michelle Ma Edison International sued Los Angeles County and other public agencies for allegedly failing to ensure timely evacuation alerts that the...
LA Fire Survivors Got a Rude Surprise That Could Hit More Americans January 20, 2026 By Leslie Kaufman A year after the Los Angeles wildfires, many survivors face the same problem: Their insurance policies aren’t paying out enough...
Grandson Not Covered Under Grandma’s Home Insurance January 20, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson A homeowner’s insurer was right to deny a grandmother coverage for a claim against her grandson because he did not...
Maui Fire Survivors Brace for Possible End to FEMA Rental Assistance January 16, 2026 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira Nearly 1,000 households displaced by catastrophic wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui are anxiously awaiting word on whether federal...
The Return Period for An LA Wildfire-Scale Event May Be Shorter Than You Think January 15, 2026 By Don Jergler There has been no shortage of analyses and reporting released for the one-year anniversary of the January 2025 Los Angeles...
Two Big California Home Insurers to Raise Rates by 6.9% January 15, 2026 Two large California home insurers will be raising rates for by an average of 6.9% this year, filings with the...
Less Than a Dozen Homes Have Been Rebuilt a Year After LA Wildfires January 9, 2026 By Alex Veiga and Gabriela Aoun Angueira On the first anniversary of the most destructive wildfires in the L.A. area, the scant home construction projects stand out...