The excessive value of dwelling stays a fundamental concern in America’s largest exacerbated by the January 2025 wildfires is among the largest worries bothering residents of Los Angeles County.
A survey targeted on the county, the nation’s largest with 9.7 million individuals, additionally reveals worries in regards to the Trump Administration’s newest spherical of efforts to deport and curtain immigrants, and the persistent downside of homelessness.
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The annual survey from the UCLA Luskin Faculty of Public Affairs produces a High quality of Life Index. The QLI was unchanged this 12 months, however the rating of 53 matches final 12 months’s lowest within the 10 years of the QLI’s existence. The survey has hit this low level in three out of the final 4 years.
Along with the standardized questions included within the QLI survey, questions have been included this 12 months that touched on the L.A. wildfires.
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The survey discovered the collective trauma of the January wildfires in communities of Pacific Palisades and Altadena is extra widespread than anticipated, with results felt throughout the county in areas starting from North County to South Bay.
Greater than two-fifths of individuals polled mentioned they know somebody affected by the fires, whereas 14% mentioned that an precise lack of revenue brought on by the fires utilized an ideal deal to them personally, and one other 13% mentioned it utilized considerably.
The vast majority of county residents (89%) imagine that householders who misplaced their property to the fires needs to be allowed to rebuild on the identical location. The identical query was requested in 2019 after the Woolsey Hearth close to Simi Valley, and 76% agreed with permitting for rebuilding in the identical location. About half (52%) of these polled are prepared to extend taxes to fund efforts to enhance wildfire response.
This 12 months, value of dwelling has soared to its highest salience degree, with three-quarters respondents saying it’s an important class affecting their high quality of life over all of the others. It is a fundamental contributing issue to why the general QLI rating is unchanged from final 12 months, in accordance with the organizers of the survey.
A big proportion of county residents (44%) are anxious that they, a member of their household or a buddy might be deported by federal authorities. Latinos (54%), residents ages 18-29 (57%) and 30-39 (52%) are the likeliest to have this concern.
For the primary time lately, the variety of county residents who imagine the homeless downside is getting worse really declined by practically 10 factors—from 60% in 2024 to 52% in 2025. Nonetheless, solely 10% of Angelenos imagine the scenario is enhancing.
The survey included 1,400 L.A. County residents and was carried out February 23 to March 9. It covers 9 classes and likewise ranks the salience of these classes.
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