Zach Boetto of CBS Los Angeles opened his report in Altadena with a scene that almost explains itself before anyone says a word: a family’s RV parked in front of the same home they’ve lived in for decades, now damaged and unlivable after the Eaton Fire, with recovery still stuck in the slow, messy middle.
Boetto stood beside the Collins family’s fifth-wheel RV and described it as the temporary shelter Joe Collins’ parents have been relying on while the family tries to make the home livable again, which is a phrase that sounds simple until you picture what “livable” means after a serious fire – smoke, soot, destroyed insulation, and a house that may look standing but still feels poisoned inside.
Then the new punch lands: Los Angeles County parking enforcement showed up and told them the RV has to go, issuing two citations in a matter of days, even though this is exactly the kind of setup you expect to see in a disaster zone where normal life hasn’t returned yet…