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REBUILD:LA began in the aftermath of the devastating January 2025 wildfires, when firestorms tore through Pacific Palisades and Altadena, claiming 31 lives and leaving historic destruction in their wake. The podcast was created to follow the difficult road to recovery and to help Los Angeles understand what it would take to rebuild.


Today, REBUILD:LA is expanding its mission—and moving to both video and audio.

Rebuilding Los Angeles is about much more than replacing homes lost to wildfire. It is about the future of the entire region: our neighborhoods, streets, water and power systems, public safety, housing and construction, wildfire resilience, disaster preparedness, and the infrastructure that connects our communities.

Each week, REBUILD:LA goes beyond the headlines to examine the issues, decisions and people shaping the future of Los Angeles. Through field-produced stories, in-depth conversations, expert analysis and perspectives from people working directly in our communities, we explore what is changing, what isn’t working, and what it will take to build a safer, stronger and more resilient L.A.

Because rebuilding isn’t simply about putting things back the way they were. It’s an opportunity to build Los Angeles better.


REBUILD:LA is the proud recipient of the 2025 Communicator Award of Excellence, the 2025 Silver W3 Award, and the 2026 Silver NYX Award for podcasting.

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Send us Fan Mail This week, we continue our series on evacuation when host Cameron Barrett chats with Palisades Fire Survivor Erin Kyle Osborne. When Erin evacuated on January 6, 2025, she had packed the car with her daughter, her daughter’s friend, the cats, and a few precious things she had time to grab. But the minute she hit Palisades Parkway, she joined thousands of others trying to flee. Turns out the only thing fast-moving was the wildfire bearing down on them. The field team also visi...
Send us Fan Mail In this week's Rebuild:LA, we begin a series on wildfire evacuation. After the panic that ensued as thousands of residents tried to evacuate from the Palisades and Eaton Fires in January 2025, Los Angeles County fire departments turned to technology for help. Host Cameron Barrett talks to the Glendale Fire Department's Community Risk Reduction Officer to learn what mobile applications they've put in place for residents to track emergencies and get evacuation notifications, an...
Send us Fan Mail The California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection has withdrawn its Zone Zero emergency regulation package from the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL). The Board later said the withdrawal is procedural and that it's working through technical edits and questions with the OAL. The Board expects to make changes and resubmit the regulations. But no one has shared a public timetable for when. On this week's Rebuild:LA, in the wake of the unexpected news, host Cameron...
Send us Fan Mail Last week, state legislators wrapped up their session and sent several bills to Governor Gavin Newsom's desk, all aimed at strengthening wildfire resilience and recovery. This week, host Cameron Barrett brings you a legislative roundup of the bills that could help LA recover and speaks with Senator Ben Allen. Allen's district includes Pacific Palisades, and one of the bills he authored this session, SB894, is currently awaiting the governor's signature. He tells us about the ...
Send us Fan Mail WE'RE BACK! All-new season. All-new podcast. Now with video! And we're kicking off the new season and the new Rebuild:LA with one of our most controversial topics - Zone Zero. On August 19th of this year, the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection - the policy-making body of CAL FIRE - passed its final draft of Zone Zero. There are still procedural hoops to jump through, but the defensible space policy is already concerning homeowners in the High and Very High...
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