Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman announced charges against five unlicensed contractors after an undercover operation in Altadena's Eaton fire zone.
Southern California home prices climbed to an $860,773 average in October, stopping a five-month skid that saw the average home value fall more than $14,000 since April.
Karen Martinez lost her home in the Palisades fire. Now, she's trying to convince her entire neighborhood of Sunset Mesa to rebuild their homes as fire-proof in hopes of achieving herd immunity as a community.
Nearly a year after the Palisades fire, Malibu has issued only four rebuilding permits. The slow pace has led to declining home values as frustrated locals abandon plans to rebuild and list their lots for cheap.