In 2025, the American Red Cross Los Angeles Region celebrated the 20th Annual Hometown Heroes Awards Luncheon aborad the Queen Mary, in Long Beach, CA.

A donation center set up by local youth to support fire victims is being forced to close as plans for an affordable housing development have thrown the future of their physical location into doubt.

When wildfires tore through Pacific Palisades, Malibu and Altadena, they left behind more than just charred landscapes and ruined buildings. The destruction extended beyond homes, businesses, and schools, it affected every cohesive element that kept those communities together.

The last City Council meeting before the election on November 5 was an eventful affair and unquestionably one of the highlights was the recognition of the bravery and quick thinking of three Santa Monica residents during an apartment fire just a few weeks ago.