Slow Recovery Follows One-Year Anniversary of California Wildfires

Survivors demand answers from Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass as only 500 of the 17,000 structures destroyed in the 2025 wildfires have been rebuilt.Kathryn Barger criticized the insurance industry for delaying claims for approximately 70 percent of victims, while 80 percent of community members remain displaced.Recovery efforts are further stalled by toxic lead hazards and the federal government's review of an estimated $40 billion in aid.