LA’s Fire Recovery Reflects Its Risks From Climate and Trump
One year after the blazes, property values are down, and reconstruction is slow.
Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades neighborhood on Jan. 7, 2025.
Photographer: David Swanson/AFP/Getty Images
One year ago, the Eaton and Palisades fires in Los Angeles killed 31 people and burned almost 40,000 acres. Recovery has been slow, Businessweek’s California-based senior editor Laura Bliss writes today. Plus: Big restaurant chains and local favorites alike have gone all-in on selling their dishes at grocery stores.
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