10+ hour, 43+ min ago   (346+ words) Altadena Land Initiatives will host a launch mixer for its Gap Rebuild Program, a zero-interest financing program for homeowners rebuilding after the Eaton Fire, at 4 p.m. Tuesday at The Collaboratory, 540 W. Woodbury Road, according to a media advisory from the nonprofit. Co-founders…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (902+ words) Many Californians have seen rising costs, less availability and are running into other issues with insurance — including delays and denials of their claims — in the past several years. As climate change increases the risk of wildfires and other disasters, it’s…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (180+ words) Assemblymember John Harabedian, a Pasadena Democrat whose district includes fire-scarred Altadena, is highlighting state laws and pending legislation he authored to protect wildfire survivors, after Gov. Gavin Newsom on July 14 warned mortgage lenders not to deny or delay survivors’ access…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (166+ words) Homeowners in wildfire-prone parts of California insured through the state’s FAIR Plan could soon face steep increases in insurance premiums. The FAIR Plan — formally known as the California Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan — serves as the insurer of last…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (604+ words) Joy Chen, co-founder of the Eaton Fire Survivors Network, addresses fire survivors at Monday’s event. July 7, 2025. [Eddie Rivera / Pasadena Now]Three California Senate bills cosponsored by an Altadena-founded fire survivor network face a Senate Appropriations Committee vote within the next…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (456+ words) The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a motion directing the County to support a state bill that would triple the mortgage forbearance period available to Eaton Fire survivors, from 12 months to 36. AB 1847 builds on AB…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (316+ words) Rebuilding homes to fire-safe standards in areas burned by the Eaton and Pacific Palisades fires could reduce insurance losses by about one-third, according to an analysis cited Monday by consumer advocates backing proposed state legislation. The analysis, released Friday by…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (386+ words) A California Assembly committee will hold a public hearing Friday at Pasadena City College to examine whether mortgage servicers are complying with a state law that requires them to offer forbearance to homeowners affected by the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires....