Palisades & Eaton Residents - 18-Month Rebuild Progress

Palisades & Eaton residents: 18 months in, how has the rebuild actually gone for you? We're coming up on 18 months since the January 2025 fires. The headline numbers tell one story: over 6,600 rebuild applications filed, 3,000+ permits issued in the Palisades and Eaton burn areas, the first permits out in \~57 days (twice as fast as Camp/Woolsey). But only dozens of homes have actually been completed, with construction underway on roughly 1,400 more. Photo I took in the palisades. All that was left is the Chimney :-\( Numbers only go so far though. I'd love to hear from people who lived through it: If you're rebuilding, where are you in the process: design, permits, framing, finishing? What's taken longer than expected? How are you handling insurance? Did your carrier non-renew, did you end up on the FAIR Plan, and how is that affecting the budget? For those who chose to sell instead of rebuild — what tipped the decision? Curious what the on-the-ground experience actually looks like vs. the citywide stats. Sources: https://calmatters.org/housing/2026/01/la-fires-rebuild-permitting/ https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/with-fewer-than-16-homes-rebuilt-in-a-year-whats-blocking-las-fire-recovery/