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The Palisades are still a wasteland wrapped in red tape — a year after Los Angeles promised to help rebuild

Par :Jared Downing · Alex Oliveira

7 janvier 2026 à 12:00

Building permits have been issued for just 686 of the roughly 6,800 homes and businesses destroyed after the Palisades Fire sparked on Jan. 7 and raged for nearly three weeks, LA city data shows.

Aerial view of a residential area in Pacific Palisades, CA, showing rebuilt homes next to vacant plots with some construction underway, one year after a fire.

Jeremy Padawer stands in what remains of his home nearly a year after the Palisades fires.

Kimberly Bloom and Martin McMahan hold a measuring tape on their property nearly a year after the Palisades fire.

A fallen sign reading "PRIVATE PROPERTY NO TRESPASSING" on the ground next to a patch of grass.

Bud Kling and his pit-boxer mix, Leia, standing on the remains of his home after the Palisades fire, with two John Deere excavators in the background.

Bud King looks at the remains of his home from behind a chain-link fence, with construction vehicles in the background.

Sara Trepanier standing next to burnt trees on her property nearly a year after the Palisades fire.

California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass touring the aftermath of the Palisades Fire.