California wildfires recovery updates: Wednesday, Feb. 19

Los Angeles wildfire survivors are continuing their long road to recovery after some lost everything in last month's deadly Eaton and Palisades fires.

LA County gives wildfire recovery update
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15 primary debris crews continue to remove debris from damaged properties in the Eaton and Palisades fire impact areas. Officials said over 80 teams have performed site hazard inspections and are "making great progress," officials said.

Eaton Fire: Altadena's Grocery Outlet reopens
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The recovery process continues following the LA wildfires. On Wednesday, a grocery store reopened in Altadena as a sign of hope.

Altadena's Grocery Outlet survives the flames
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The Grocery Outlet in Altadena was opening for the first time Wednesday since the Eaton Fire.

Comedy show raising money for LA wildfire victims
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In Sierra Madre, a charity comedy show was held to raise money for the Palisades Fire victims.

LA Mayor responds to wildfire criticism
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Mayor Karen Bass admits guilt after being asked about being in Ghana for a mission trip when the Eaton and Palisades fires broke out in Los Angeles.

Organization looks to expose alleged rent gouging in LA County
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According to a group of organizers, advocates, and researchers who call themselves the Rent Brigade, they identified more than 2800 cases where rents spiked significantly in January within days of the wildfires igniting. Tenant advocate and co-founder of Rent Brigade, Chelsea Kirk, spoke to FOX 11 about the problem of price gouging.

Steve Soboroff won't take $500k salary after backlash
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One of the recent controversies in LA's wildfire response involves Steve Soboroff. LA Mayor Karen Bass appointed him to be her point person to oversee the response. Then it came out he was going to be paid $500,000 for three months of work by various nonprofits. After a public outcry, Soboroff agreed to work for free.

Mayor Bass says she wasn't given warning on weather prior to Ghana trip
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"I felt absolutely terrible not being here for my city," LA Mayor Karen Bass told FOX 11's Elex Michaelson during a sit-down interview addressing her trip to Ghana as the wildfires broke out. She said she wasn't given any early warnings about the weather prior to her leaving the country.

LA City Council postpones vote on eviction defense proposal

The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday postponed a vote on a proposal to provide eviction defense for nannies, gardeners and other residents who were impacted economically by January's wildfires.

California wildfires recovery updates: Tuesday, Feb. 18

Some of the families who survived the Jan. 2025 wildfires experienced setbacks in their roads to recoveries after last week's storms triggered mudslides in the burn scar areas.

Mystery hero saves couple's home from LA wildfire
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A couple is looking to track down and thank a good Samaritan for alerting them of the Sunset Fire, which was heading their way.

Topanga businesses battle mother nature
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Businesses across Southern California have dealt with fires, mudslides and flooding for the last several months. Here in Topanga, business owners who were able to make it through Mother Nature's toughest challenges in Jan. 2025 are letting Angelenos know they're open for business.

Home that survived LA wildfire got damaged by storms
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FOX 11's Laura Diaz spoke with a woman whose home survived the Palisades Fire but faced damage during the recent winter storms.