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Why the road to rebuilding homes after fires is complicated

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published October 22, 2025 at 11:51 AM EDT
Megan Mantia, left, and her boyfriend Thomas, return to Mantia's fire-damaged home after the Eaton Fire swept through, Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (Ethan Swope/AP)
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Megan Mantia, left, and her boyfriend Thomas, return to Mantia's fire-damaged home after the Eaton Fire swept through, Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (Ethan Swope/AP)

A Los Angeles Times analysis finds just 38% of homes have been rebuilt after some of the most destructive fires in California history.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Liam Dillon, who led the team that worked on the analysis. He’s now reporting on housing at Politico.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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