The LA fires burned down my daughter's private school &mdash; and hurt business at my café. Now, I can't afford her tuition.

The LA fires burned down my daughter's private school — and hurt business at my café. Now, I can't afford her tuition.

Amara Barroeta

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Amara Barroeta, a 41-year-old café owner who lives in Pasadena, California, with her husband and her 5-year-old daughter, Barbara. Barroeta's business has been struggling since the LA fires broke out on January 7, and her daughter's school burned down in the Eaton Fire.

The LA fires burned down my daughter's private school — and hurt business at my café. Now, I can't afford her tuition.

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