20 June 2025

• Price-gouging charges slowly mount after the fires, but some say it's not enough

  City and state officials have filed a handful price-gouging lawsuits against real estate agents, landlords and a large rental company, but critics say they must do more.

• In a test, one home burns, the other is unscathed. A lesson for fire-proofing L.A.?

  At a house-burning demonstration in Anaheim, one home survived, and one didn't. The results could provide a lessons for L.A. communities rebuilding after the January fires.

• 'Unfortunately, Altadena is for sale': Developers are buying up burned lots

  Developers are buying up Altadena's burned lots. It's a doom or boon for the community, depending on whom you ask.

• There's one bright spot for San Francisco's office space market

  San Francisco's vacancy rate is expected to decline later this year thanks to OpenAI and other AI startups that are leasing more space in the city.