#community-recovery

#community-recovery

Residents sat in traffic as they sought to escape January's Palisades Fire, with many abandoning vehicles that were later bulldozed to clear the road. Driving through the Palisades is different now. The community, which Marguleas estimated saw about 5,900 homes damaged or destroyed by the fire, has had debris cleared from most lots as the wood frames of new construction begin to emerge.

I had this idea, and we just said, 'Let's do it.' There's never been any roadblocks in my mind. I think that comes from my parents - they didn't put limits on me.

The Guadalupe River had soared so much that by the time Melvin and his wife came out of the motor home, the water was waist-deep. The river swelled more than 26 feet in less than an hour.