Service workers impacted by Eaton and Palisades fires receive cash aid from LA nonprofit [Video]

LOS ANGELES (KABC) — It’s not just those who lost their homes in the Palisades and Eaton fires who now find their world’s upside down — but also the service workers who supported the residents of these communities and the small businesses that were destroyed or can’t re-open.

“We work there. It’s like our second home. We go to work every day in the area. It’s hard to talk about it because it doesn’t even look the same. It’s just ashes,” said Starla Knight, who has worked in Pacific Palisades as a caregiver and in the delivery space for five years. She can’t put food on the table or take care of her family without her job which doesn’t exist at the moment.

So for people like Starla, the city of Los Angeles and Councilmember Imelda Padilla have partnered with ICON Community Development Corporation to hand checks for $250 to individuals and $500 to families of service workers …