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Slow Recovery: Pacific Palisades Struggles Post-Wildfires

1/7/2026

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Story summary

One year after the wildfires, recovery remains slow.
In Pacific Palisades, schools have reopened while construction crews are at work.
Fewer than 12 homes have been rebuilt.
More than 600 properties have been sold.
Lawsuits claim equipment from Southern California Edison (SCE) sparked the fires.

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Story summary

One year after the wildfires, recovery remains slow.
In Pacific Palisades, schools have reopened while construction crews are at work.
Fewer than 12 homes have been rebuilt.
More than 600 properties have been sold.
Lawsuits claim equipment from Southern California Edison (SCE) sparked the fires.