Nine months after fires, residents continue to struggle with housing stability, finances

"are being left behind, while others are spending much of their time and dwindling finances to fight for a sliver of what they lost - and often, coming up short,"

"The situation is becoming so dire that some people are making decisions to skip meals because they're having challenges covering costs they've had to incur as the result of the fires,"

"They are forgoing healthcare treatments because they can't afford them and also be housed."

Nine months after January fires, many residents in Altadena and Pacific Palisades remain displaced and continue to struggle with housing support amid insurance battles. Nearly 13,000 homes were lost or damaged in the Eaton and Palisades fires. Roughly 75% of surveyed Pacific Palisades residents and 67% of surveyed Altadena residents are living in temporary housing. About 8 in 10 Altadena residents and 9 in 10 Pacific Palisades residents have not returned home, including homeowners and renters awaiting remediation and toxin testing. Seniors and households earning under $100,000 face acute hardship; one in five cut back on food and one in six skipped medical care.

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