This mom loves the buzz of her Palisades neighborhood rising from the ashes

"It was late October. Nine months after the Palisades fire tore through the community's vaunted Alphabet Streets, destroying Holdorff Polhill's home of three decades, along with those of nearly all of her neighbors. She wasn't crying about what had been destroyed. She was joyfully weeping at the sight of a just-erected wooden frame for a new two-story house on her lot. Throughout this decimated-but-not-dead neighborhood, she heard hammers striking, trucks rumbling, construction workers chattering."

"More than 1,050 homes are under construction in Pacific Palisades, where the fire destroyed more than 4,000 residences. On Holdorff Polhill's block of Iliff Street, the rebuilding process was underway for nine out of 27 destroyed homes as of early December, according to a Times analysis of Los Angeles city building permit records. Holdorff Polhill has become a vocal cheerleader for rebuilding, saying people often hear about all of the problems: the struggles with insurance, the permitting delays, the steep construction costs."

Late October, months after the Palisades fire devastated the Alphabet Streets, a homeowner wept with joy at the sight of a new wooden frame on her lot, hearing hammers, trucks and workers across the neighborhood. The fire destroyed more than 4,000 residences; more than 1,050 homes are under construction in Pacific Palisades. On one block, nine of 27 destroyed homes had begun rebuilding by early December, per city permit records. Many displaced homeowners obtained permits and started construction within months, renting temporarily elsewhere. Some residents have become vocal cheerleaders for rebuilding, while others continue to confront insurance, permitting and cost challenges.

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