As rebuilding begins in the Pacific Palisades following the Palisades Fire, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is moving forward its plan to place 4,000 power lines underground, officials announced Thursday.
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,706.6 acres after being active for almost two months. A crew of 800 firefighters managed to contain the blaze entirely by Tuesday afternoon. The fire's cause remains under investigation.
With growing panic in his voice, Los Angeles County Fire Department Captain Alek Edwards watched as the Palisades Fire moved closer to his Tahitian Terrace mobile home park on Jan. 7.
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More than 6,800 homes and other structures were flattened in the Palisades fire. Places of worship, shops and schools were destroyed, along with favorite student hangouts downtown — the local skate shop, a pizza place, the Yogurt Shoppe, where the young performers would walk after shows for a celebratory treat.
A man who lost his family-owned gas station in the Palisades Fire wants to build affordable housing in its place, but the idea is being met with some concerns.
City leaders promised, the day before the two-month mark since the devastating wildfires erupted, that they would rebuild communities.
YIMBYs and NIMBYs have drawn lines through the ashes of Pacific Palisades over whether to rebuild with affordable housing.