A Times analysis shows that half the homes destroyed in Pacific Palisades and Altadena were rentals, raising questions about the future of affordable housing in the communities.
L.A. County’s Board of Supervisors considered a proposal Tuesday to temporarily bar landlords from evicting renters who have taken a significant financial hit from the wildfires.
Gov.Newsom proposed a $125-million mortgage relief fund for the victims of recent natural disasters, including the fires that devastated L.A. County last month.
Years before the L.A. fires, Orchard Hills faced a fire of its own — and came out mostly unscathed due to a long collaboration between the developer and fire department.
New multistory apartment buildings packed in along Sunset Boulevard or the Wilshire corridor may add to L.A.'s total housing stock, but they aren't solving the housing crisis.
The devastation caused by the twin blazes has raised fresh questions about whether the state — and its top insurance regulator, Ricardo Lara — have done enough to protect homeowners.
