{"id":365364,"date":"2025-11-08T21:12:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T21:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/365364\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T21:12:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T21:12:13","slug":"caruso-says-five-altadena-modular-homes-go-to-eaton-fire-survivors-daily-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/365364\/","title":{"rendered":"Caruso says five Altadena modular homes go to Eaton fire survivors \u2013 Daily News"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Michelle Edgar, Contributing Writer<\/strong><\/p>\n

GLENDALE \u2013 Five Altadena homeowners whose homes were destroyed by the Eaton fire<\/a> were informed they will receive modular homes at no cost, courtesy of a nonprofit led by Los Angeles developer Rick Caruso, he told a crowd at The Americana at Brand on Tuesday, Nov. 4.<\/p>\n

\u201cYesterday was one of the greatest days of my life,\u201d he told Adam Carolla during a live taping of The Adam Carolla Show. \u201cWe delivered five homes to families who had lost everything in the wildfires. I left there thinking, \u2018Why isn\u2019t the government doing more for these people? They have no options.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The initiative aims to fill that gap<\/a>\u2014providing what Caruso said are factory-built homes for wildfire survivors who can\u2019t afford to rebuild or relocate. Backed by a $15 million pledge from Airbnb and Samara co-founder Joe Gebbia and early support from the Caruso Family Foundation, the effort falls under Steadfast LA\u2019s \u201cRebuilding\u201d pillar.<\/p>\n

Samara will construct the homes funded through the new Steadfast LA Foundation, which is designed to fast-track wildfire recovery across Los Angeles County. Prefabricated units are built in six to eight months and installed in weeks, allowing families to return home swiftly while preserving community roots.<\/p>\n

The homes are part of a partnership with Samara, a California-based housing company, supporting the recovery process in the Altadena area, where more than 9,000 homes were destroyed and 19 people were killed.<\/p>\n

Each set of keys was for a family that had lost everything in the wildfires.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you help a family rebuild their home, you help rebuild their hope,\u201d Caruso said.<\/p>\n

Caruso\u2019s announcement about the keys was part of a broader talk inside the AMC Theatre at The Americana at Brand \u2014 one of Caruso\u2019s own developments.<\/p>\n

Moderated by Carolla, the discussion spanned Los Angeles governance, his own political ambitions, infrastructure efficiency, vocational trades, housing affordability, Olympic readiness, and post-disaster recovery. But at its heart, Caruso touted a consistent theme:<\/p>\n

\u201cGovernment can\u2019t do it alone,\u201d Caruso said. \u201cBut when the public and private sectors come together with purpose and integrity, we can move mountains.\u201d<\/p>\n

He traced that conviction back to his family\u2019s beginnings. His grandfather immigrated from Italy and worked as a gardener in Boyle Heights. His father went on to become a successful businessman.<\/p>\n

Throughout the evening, Caruso \u2013 who ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Los Angeles in 2022 but still has ambitions of elected office \u2013 returned to what he called the \u201cbuilder\u2019s mentality\u201d a mindset grounded in urgency, discipline, and common sense. \u201c<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve got a city full of meetings but no progress,\u201d he said, drawing laughter and applause. \u201cWe need leaders who roll up their sleeves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carolla quipped that \u201ccommon sense is an endangered species in Los Angeles.\u201d Caruso said Steadfast LA is a model that proves public-private partnerships can work.<\/p>\n

Carolla suggested that the state\u2019s stalled bullet train project could serve as a symbol of inefficiency,\u00a0 a reminder of what happens when ambition isn\u2019t matched by execution.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe should be learning from what hasn\u2019t worked \u2014 not burying it in another study,\u201d Caruso said. \u201cThat\u2019s how you build better the next time.\u201d<\/p>\n

When the conversation turned to whether he would run for office again, Caruso said: \u201cI\u2019m at a point very soon that I have to make a decision. \u201cIt\u2019s a really tough decision. I want to come in and do good, and do the right thing, get it done, and go back to the private sector. I\u2019m not looking for a career.<\/p>\n

Within a few weeks or so, I\u2019ll probably have a decision made, and it\u2019s a big topic of discussion at the house with my wife and kids, who are incredibly supportive.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Michelle Edgar, Contributing Writer GLENDALE \u2013 Five Altadena homeowners whose homes were destroyed by the Eaton fire…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":365365,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[21053,1582,276,5810,2961,224,6080,5337,50,10100,52],"class_list":{"0":"post-365364","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-altadena","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-california","11":"tag-eaton-fire","12":"tag-la","13":"tag-los-angeles","14":"tag-los-angeles-county","15":"tag-losangeles","16":"tag-news","17":"tag-san-gabriel-valley","18":"tag-top-stories"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115516142434897266","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=365364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365364\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/365365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=365364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=365364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}