NEWS stories Back to News Home Community, Rebuild, Residents in Need Efram Potelle 10/7/25 Community, Rebuild, Residents in Need Efram Potelle 10/7/25 Altadena rebuilds 9 months after devastating Eaton Fire: 'So much love and humanity' Read More Edison, Fire Response, Government, Insurance Battles Efram Potelle 10/2/25 Edison, Fire Response, Government, Insurance Battles Efram Potelle 10/2/25 Hours before the Eaton fire, distribution lines failed and fire started in Altadena Read More Edison, Fire Response, Government Efram Potelle 10/2/25 Edison, Fire Response, Government Efram Potelle 10/2/25 5 takeaways from NPR's investigation into the role of distribution lines in LA fires Read More Fire Response, Government Efram Potelle 9/30/25 Fire Response, Government Efram Potelle 9/30/25 LA County leaders, frustrated with report on January fire response, vote to take action Read More Fire Response, Government, Community Efram Potelle 9/30/25 Fire Response, Government, Community Efram Potelle 9/30/25 Eaton Fire victims plead for answers as LA County reviews after-action report Read More Fire Response, Government, Community Efram Potelle 9/30/25 Fire Response, Government, Community Efram Potelle 9/30/25 Altadena wildfire victims demand probe into LA's response to Eaton Fire Read More Rebuild, Insurance Battles, Contamination, Government, Residents in Need Efram Potelle 9/27/25 Rebuild, Insurance Battles, Contamination, Government, Residents in Need Efram Potelle 9/27/25 Nine months after the Eaton fire, ‘moments of wavering, or wanting to give up’ on ever returning Read More Government, Residents in Need, Insurance Battles Efram Potelle 9/25/25 Government, Residents in Need, Insurance Battles Efram Potelle 9/25/25 Fire victims get one year of mortgage relief under new law Read More Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Government Efram Potelle 9/22/25 Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Government Efram Potelle 9/22/25 After insurance pullback, advocates demand a ‘bill of rights’ for California policyholders Read More Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Insurance Battles Efram Potelle 9/19/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Insurance Battles Efram Potelle 9/19/25 After the trauma of the fires, survivors faced worry over contamination, struggled to find testing Read More Edison, Government, Residents in Need, Rebuild, Fire Response Efram Potelle 9/18/25 Edison, Government, Residents in Need, Rebuild, Fire Response Efram Potelle 9/18/25 Edison details how much it plans to pay Eaton fire victims Read More Government, Contamination, Residents in Need, Fire Response Efram Potelle 9/18/25 Government, Contamination, Residents in Need, Fire Response Efram Potelle 9/18/25 Renters who sued LA County over lack of Eaton Fire ash cleanup secure settlement Read More Insurance Battles, Rebuild, Residents in Need Efram Potelle 9/18/25 Insurance Battles, Rebuild, Residents in Need Efram Potelle 9/18/25 Fire survivors call on AAA to release personal property payments to cover rebuild costs Read More EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Community Efram Potelle 9/12/25 EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Community Efram Potelle 9/12/25 Community Organizing Makes It Happen - EFRU’s Jane Potelle & Nicole Maccalla Read More EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 9/11/25 EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 9/11/25 When Is Your HomeSafe After Wildfire Smoke? LA Researchers Have Some Answers Read More Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 9/8/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 9/8/25 Allegations of mismanagement, overspending in California fire cleanups raised in whistleblower trial Read More Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Government, Contamination Efram Potelle 9/8/25 Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Government, Contamination Efram Potelle 9/8/25 California FAIR Plan Denies Smoke Claims Despite Court Ruling Read More Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Government, Contamination, Rebuild Efram Potelle 9/8/25 Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Government, Contamination, Rebuild Efram Potelle 9/8/25 California FAIR Plan continues denying smoke damage claims despite court loss and regulatory action Read More Edison, Government Efram Potelle 9/4/25 Edison, Government Efram Potelle 9/4/25 US prosecutors sue Southern California Edison over wildfires in LA County, Inland Empire Read More Contamination, Health Effects, Fire Response, EFRU News, Community Efram Potelle 8/28/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Fire Response, EFRU News, Community Efram Potelle 8/28/25 ‘Erin Brockovich’ made this cancer-causing compound famous. Now it’s been found in L.A. fire debris Read More Newer Posts Older Posts
Community, Rebuild, Residents in Need Efram Potelle 10/7/25 Community, Rebuild, Residents in Need Efram Potelle 10/7/25 Altadena rebuilds 9 months after devastating Eaton Fire: 'So much love and humanity' Read More
Edison, Fire Response, Government, Insurance Battles Efram Potelle 10/2/25 Edison, Fire Response, Government, Insurance Battles Efram Potelle 10/2/25 Hours before the Eaton fire, distribution lines failed and fire started in Altadena Read More
Edison, Fire Response, Government Efram Potelle 10/2/25 Edison, Fire Response, Government Efram Potelle 10/2/25 5 takeaways from NPR's investigation into the role of distribution lines in LA fires Read More
Fire Response, Government Efram Potelle 9/30/25 Fire Response, Government Efram Potelle 9/30/25 LA County leaders, frustrated with report on January fire response, vote to take action Read More
Fire Response, Government, Community Efram Potelle 9/30/25 Fire Response, Government, Community Efram Potelle 9/30/25 Eaton Fire victims plead for answers as LA County reviews after-action report Read More
Fire Response, Government, Community Efram Potelle 9/30/25 Fire Response, Government, Community Efram Potelle 9/30/25 Altadena wildfire victims demand probe into LA's response to Eaton Fire Read More
Rebuild, Insurance Battles, Contamination, Government, Residents in Need Efram Potelle 9/27/25 Rebuild, Insurance Battles, Contamination, Government, Residents in Need Efram Potelle 9/27/25 Nine months after the Eaton fire, ‘moments of wavering, or wanting to give up’ on ever returning Read More
Government, Residents in Need, Insurance Battles Efram Potelle 9/25/25 Government, Residents in Need, Insurance Battles Efram Potelle 9/25/25 Fire victims get one year of mortgage relief under new law Read More
Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Government Efram Potelle 9/22/25 Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Government Efram Potelle 9/22/25 After insurance pullback, advocates demand a ‘bill of rights’ for California policyholders Read More
Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Insurance Battles Efram Potelle 9/19/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Insurance Battles Efram Potelle 9/19/25 After the trauma of the fires, survivors faced worry over contamination, struggled to find testing Read More
Edison, Government, Residents in Need, Rebuild, Fire Response Efram Potelle 9/18/25 Edison, Government, Residents in Need, Rebuild, Fire Response Efram Potelle 9/18/25 Edison details how much it plans to pay Eaton fire victims Read More
Government, Contamination, Residents in Need, Fire Response Efram Potelle 9/18/25 Government, Contamination, Residents in Need, Fire Response Efram Potelle 9/18/25 Renters who sued LA County over lack of Eaton Fire ash cleanup secure settlement Read More
Insurance Battles, Rebuild, Residents in Need Efram Potelle 9/18/25 Insurance Battles, Rebuild, Residents in Need Efram Potelle 9/18/25 Fire survivors call on AAA to release personal property payments to cover rebuild costs Read More
EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Community Efram Potelle 9/12/25 EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Community Efram Potelle 9/12/25 Community Organizing Makes It Happen - EFRU’s Jane Potelle & Nicole Maccalla Read More
EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 9/11/25 EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 9/11/25 When Is Your HomeSafe After Wildfire Smoke? LA Researchers Have Some Answers Read More
Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 9/8/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 9/8/25 Allegations of mismanagement, overspending in California fire cleanups raised in whistleblower trial Read More
Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Government, Contamination Efram Potelle 9/8/25 Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Government, Contamination Efram Potelle 9/8/25 California FAIR Plan Denies Smoke Claims Despite Court Ruling Read More
Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Government, Contamination, Rebuild Efram Potelle 9/8/25 Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Government, Contamination, Rebuild Efram Potelle 9/8/25 California FAIR Plan continues denying smoke damage claims despite court loss and regulatory action Read More
Edison, Government Efram Potelle 9/4/25 Edison, Government Efram Potelle 9/4/25 US prosecutors sue Southern California Edison over wildfires in LA County, Inland Empire Read More
Contamination, Health Effects, Fire Response, EFRU News, Community Efram Potelle 8/28/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Fire Response, EFRU News, Community Efram Potelle 8/28/25 ‘Erin Brockovich’ made this cancer-causing compound famous. Now it’s been found in L.A. fire debris Read More
