The Latest

• Things were already hitting a fever pitch in LA’s immigrant community ahead of Trump’s inauguration — and now the fires have added another level of complexity. (LAist)

• Phew! LA County taxpayers now have until Oct. 15 to file. (LAist) 

• Some San Fernando Valley residents are now eligible for up to $500 in wildfire relief cash. (LAist)

Looking Ahead

• ‘I’ve been in many ways erased’: Altadena sculptor and printmaker Camilla Taylor reflects on losing her life’s work in the Eaton fire and discusses the impact on and future of LA’s artist communities, alongside Katherine Fleming, president and chief executive of the J. Paul Getty Trust. (KCRW/Press Play) 

• Ari Emanuel and other Hollywood heavy hitters have some critical words for LA Mayor Karen Bass over the wildfires. (KCRW/The Business)

• Black residents on the challenges of rebuilding in Altadena after the Eaton Fire. (AfroLA) 

• Learn more about the historic landmarks and locations that were damaged or destroyed in the Palisades and Eaton Fires. (PBS SoCal)

• Some schools destroyed years ago in the Sonoma and Butte fires are just now reopening. The long, expensive process of rebuilding schools in LA may eat up much of the money voters approved in November for school repairs statewide. (CalMatters)

Fact Check

• A look at what the experts have to say about the many conspiracy theories swirling online around the LA fires. (NPR) 

• Los Angeles has the largest Latino population in the U.S. Latino USA takes an on-the-ground look at how residents are coping in Altadena. (Latino USA)

Resources & Ways to Help

• 14-year-old ‘Altadena Girls’ founder starts a ‘femininomenon’: A report and photo essay behind the scenes of the community effort spotlighting — and meeting — the needs of teen girls displaced by the wildfires. (KCRW)

• Reading Rhythms is stepping in with a book drive to help rebuild your library — it’s like the neighborhood little free libraries on overdrive.

• The LA Lost Stuffy Project is helping replace kids’ favorite stuffed animals.

• TONL is taking free family photos for those whose albums were lost.

• And artist Asher Bingham is offering to draw houses that were burned and memorialize local haunts.

Moment of Zen/Mental Health

• Poet and LA native Amanda Gorman pens a tribute to her city. (PBS NewsHour)

• Longtime KCRW music executive producer Ariana Morgenstern shares a moving tribute to her decades-long friendship with David Lynch, and how he was a friend to both the station and Los Angeles. (KCRW)

Elsewhere on the Internet

• Confused by all the air quality reports? You’re not alone. Alissa Walker at Torched.la takes a measured approach to the information overload and shares her strategy. (Torched.la)