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Monica Motta runs a small house cleaning business and has lost her clients in Pacific Palisades, an area that accounted for two-thirds of her income.

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LA transplant Vanessa Anderson, aka The Grocery Goblin on Tiktok, documents the city by visiting its markets.

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Chef Travis Hayden lost his home in the Palisades Fire but is finding time to feed first responders and other fire victims.

At the farmers market, chef Travis Hayden starts rebuilding by feeding others

Chef Travis Hayden lost his home in the Palisades Fire but is finding time to feed first responders and other fire victims.

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Julia Van Soelen Kim shares advice for gardeners concerned about how ash from the Palisades and Eaton fires might impact their crops.

Is the ash and residue from the recent fires a danger to the fruits and vegetables in your garden?

Julia Van Soelen Kim shares advice for gardeners concerned about how ash from the Palisades and Eaton fires might impact their crops.

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From what to do if your home burned, to what to expect on your next insurance bill even if it didn’t, a consumer advocate answers urgent coverage questions.

How the fires will change CA’s insurance industry

From what to do if your home burned, to what to expect on your next insurance bill even if it didn’t, a consumer advocate answers urgent coverage questions.

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LA County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger responds to reports of residents not receiving text evacuation alerts, and shares updates on rebuilding efforts.

Eaton Fire: LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger on text evac orders

LA County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger responds to reports of residents not receiving text evacuation alerts, and shares updates on rebuilding efforts.

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Only by patronizing neighborhood restaurants can we keep them afloat and our communities vibrant. Here are some eateries located in neighborhoods adjacent to the Eaton Fire.

Eat out: Eaton Fire-adjacent neighborhoods edition

Only by patronizing neighborhood restaurants can we keep them afloat and our communities vibrant. Here are some eateries located in neighborhoods adjacent to the Eaton Fire.

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Will Rogers State Park was beloved by Angelenos, especially Palisades residents.

Palisades Fire destroys historic ranch house of entertainer Will Rogers

Will Rogers State Park was beloved by Angelenos, especially Palisades residents.

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Residents in western Altadena experienced a delay in getting evacuation notices as the Eaton Fire raged, according to an LA Times investigation.

Some Altadena residents got text evacuation alerts after fires already hit

Residents in western Altadena experienced a delay in getting evacuation notices as the Eaton Fire raged, according to an LA Times investigation.

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A sculptor/printmaker and the J. Paul Getty Trust president share how the recent fires devastated LA’s artist community.

‘I've been in many ways erased’: Artist on Eaton Fire grief

A sculptor/printmaker and the J. Paul Getty Trust president share how the recent fires devastated LA’s artist community.

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As the Palisades and Eaton Fires get under control, one community remains particularly affected: music industry folks.

LA fires: Musicians feel grief, catharsis, and optimism about their art

As the Palisades and Eaton Fires get under control, one community remains particularly affected: music industry folks.

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Dina Samson offers perspective on how the fires are impacting LA's already struggling hospitality industry.

How will the wildfires affect restaurants in LA?

Dina Samson offers perspective on how the fires are impacting LA's already struggling hospitality industry.

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Teddy and Andy Leonard look back on their Malibu restaurant, which succumbed to fire after 36 years of selling seafood on the Pacific Coast Highway.

Remembering the Reel Inn, a century old building, lost to the Palisades Fire

Teddy and Andy Leonard look back on their Malibu restaurant, which succumbed to fire after 36 years of selling seafood on the Pacific Coast Highway.

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Christine Moore, owner of Little Flower in Pasadena, fought flames in her neighborhood and is now feeding the community while navigating her own displacement.

'I just knew it was biblical,' says restaurateur Christine Moore of the Eaton Fire

Christine Moore, owner of Little Flower in Pasadena, fought flames in her neighborhood and is now feeding the community while navigating her own displacement.

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Wendy Escobedo of World Central Kitchen explains how the organization mobilizes — with a little help from chefs and restaurateurs like Roy, Choi, Kim Prince, and Greg Dulan — to feed…

Local chefs team up with World Central Kitchen to feed evacuees of the historic LA wildfires

Wendy Escobedo of World Central Kitchen explains how the organization mobilizes — with a little help from chefs and restaurateurs like Roy, Choi, Kim Prince, and Greg Dulan — to feed…

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LA City Councilmember Traci Park represents Pacific Palisades and has introduced a suite of legislation to respond to last week’s devastating wildfires and protect affected residents.

Traci Park on fire cleanup timeline, investigations, recovery legislation

LA City Councilmember Traci Park represents Pacific Palisades and has introduced a suite of legislation to respond to last week’s devastating wildfires and protect affected residents.

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A senior from Palisades Charter High and a coordinator at the Westside Waldorf School share how students and staff are faring amid the wildfires.

Palisades Fire destroyed schools, where are those students now?

A senior from Palisades Charter High and a coordinator at the Westside Waldorf School share how students and staff are faring amid the wildfires.

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LA’s cooks, restaurateurs, caterers, small grocers, etc. went from (barely) making profits to donating meals to wildfire victims. They still need to be paid, so please eat out.

Wildfires’ impact on LA restaurant community: How to help

LA’s cooks, restaurateurs, caterers, small grocers, etc. went from (barely) making profits to donating meals to wildfire victims. They still need to be paid, so please eat out.

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There has been so much misinformation, and even outright conspiracy theories, circulating since the wildfires broke out last week. Press Play debunks some of the more egregious claims.

Delta smelt, women’s purses: Debunking CA wildfire misinformation

There has been so much misinformation, and even outright conspiracy theories, circulating since the wildfires broke out last week. Press Play debunks some of the more egregious claims.

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As thousands of fire victims flood LA’s tight rental market, prices rise and some consider whether they can stay in LA.

Displaced Angelenos enter LA’s rental market, face skyrocketing rents

As thousands of fire victims flood LA’s tight rental market, prices rise and some consider whether they can stay in LA.

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