A Palisades Fire survivor said that an NBC Los Angeles report helped push local and state leaders to direct millions of dollars in wildfire recovery money to projects in the Palisades and Eaton Fire burn areas.

Community Recovery Coordination Council

The Community Recovery Coordination Council, a Pacific Palisades community group, has been meeting with local, state, and federal officials since the devastating wildfire tore through its neighbor in January 2025. The organization said that after seeing NBCLA’s report on how Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $2.5 billion fire response and recovery fund was being used, its members began pressing public officials.

Nina Madok, a leader with the Community Recovery Coordination Council, said the report gave wildfire survivors leverage to fight for more money for recovery projects. Madok spoke from the vacant lot where her Pacific Palisades home once stood.

Recovery Funding

Earlier this week, NBCLA reported that the state had released more than $300 million in additional funding for critical recovery projects in Altadena and the Pacific Palisades. The latest state funding will go toward recovery projects in both the Eaton and Palisades burn areas, though the city is expected to receive the majority of the new funds.

Original reporting: NBC4 Los Angeles — read the source article.