Rebuild:LA Episode 074: Why Are The Palisades and Altadena So Slow to Recover with Politico’s Liam Dillon

About this episode

The episode discusses the slow recovery of Pacific Palisades and Altadena after wildfires, featuring insights from journalist Liam Dillon.

Send us Fan Mail 38%. That’s the surprisingly small percentage of residents who have rebuilt after wildfires in California since 2017. Recent building permit requests and housing starts in Pacific Palisades and Altadena are even smaller in number. What many elected officials promised would be the fastest recovery on record after the January 2025 Firestorm has not materialized. Why? That’s what host Cameron Barrett asked journalist Liam Dillon this week on Rebuild:LA. He’s been writing on poli...

People in this episode

Host: Cameron Barrett

Guest: Liam Dillon

Topics covered

• wildfire recovery
• housing permits
• California
• politics
• community rebuilding

Keywords

• wildfires
• recovery
• building permits
• California
• housing starts

Mentioned in this episode

Places: California, Pacific Palisades, Altadena

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