When disaster strikes, how do we move forward?

How do we emerge from the devastation and decide what to rebuild? How do we build our community and not forget what made it special in the first place?

These are questions I’ve been thinking about a lot since I lost my apartment in the Eaton Fire in January.

And it’s a question our LAist newsroom is bringing to you.

As residents navigate the recovery after the fires in Altadena and Pacific Palisades, LAist is working on an illustrated project to highlight your memories. It’ll be illustrated by me, David Rodriguez, a producer on LAist’s community engagement team, a longtime artist and a fire survivor myself. We'll read through your submissions and pick a selection that will be illustrated using the digital app Procreate. Through our shared

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