Pasadena and Sierra Madre residents can now use their taps after water quality officials lifted the do-not-drink notices Friday night.

Soldiers from the California Army National Guard’s 649th Engineer Company worked to reinforce the Sierra Madre Villa Debris Basin on3, preparing for potential mudslides in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire.

Three active fires in Los Angeles neared full containment Sunday, as the region receives much-needed rain that has produced flood and mudslide warnings lasting through Monday. Saturday, 4:00 p.m. PST Cal Fire data marked the Palisades Fire at 87% containment, the Eaton Fire at 95% containment and the Hughes Fire at 92% containment.

The first schools will reopen on Jan. 23 while the “Tier 3” schools – the most impacted – are expected to open Jan. 30.

These include Altadena, Don Benito, Sierra Madre Elementary, Sierra Madre Middle ... School sites will only reopen after passing critical environmental safety tests by the California Office of Emergency Services, officials added. Six to eight schools ...

Jan. 22, 10:30 a.m. PST Cal Fire data marked the Palisades Fire at 68% containment and the Eaton Fire at 91% containment, listing no other active fires in Los Angeles as a red flag warning is in effect for much the region until Friday evening.

The Recording Academy and MusiCares are partnering with Direct Relief, the California Community Foundation and the Pasadena Community Foundation to bolster support for those impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires.

Typically, the SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans to help meet working capital needs caused by a disaster, even if there’s no physical damage. Those loans can be used to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable, and other expenses that would have been met if not for the disaster. Businesses can apply for loans of up to $2 million.

An Assembly bill by John Harabedian aims to speed up housing recovery after the L.A. fires through a state-led task force.

As the cleanup phase of recovery begins after the devastating fires in L.A. County, displaced residents grapple with new uncertainty surrounding the cost and timeline for rebuilding.

The deadly Eaton Fire in the Pasadena and Altadena areas is almost fully contained Wednesday, and fears of flooding or debris flows from weekend rains are easing as the storm system moved off to the east.

"While the town hall on fire debris removal from Pacific Palisades was chaotic, the silence around Eaton Canyon is deadly," says a reader.