After the fires, looking back at COVID, Altadena writers gather for library aid
Sarwar is a writer, artist and community activist who shares Altadena poet laureate honors with writer Lester Graves Lennon.
Surrounded by a race to rebuild, this Altadena group says, ‘let’s do this right’
An Altadena preservation group has long been a voice on matters of development and historic preservation. As the recovery ...
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How the Eaton Fire destroyed a delicate truce over Altadena’s future
A Los Angeles County plan to build badly needed housing in Altadena — and prevent future fires — may soon go up in smoke.
How Altadena’s community is leading its fire recovery efforts
Community organizations and Native American tribes are coming together to rebuild a more just Altadena for future generations ...
City of Altadena, residents gifted fire relief funds from Chinese American Federation
The city of Altadena and residents impacted by the Eaton Fire were gifted fire relief funds from the Chinese American Federation on Sunday.
Sierra Madre residents ordered to evacuate, brace for storm after mudslides weeks earlier
In Sierra Madre, residents were building wooden walls outside their yards and packing up their cars to leave Wednesday as they braced for possible mudslides with this week's storm — facing mandatory ...
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In Altadena, a community wrestles with its future: Stay and rebuild, or move on?
“Altadena is not for sale” has become a rallying ... “It’s just a lovable city and I don’t think people want to part with that.” Before the meeting ended, singer Aloe Blacc, whose ...
Fire relief-donation group Altadena Girls finds a long-term space for community aid
Less than two months after the Eaton fire began, Altadena Girls has found community support, major celebrity endorsement and ...
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Untangling the mystery of failed Altadena evacuations: ‘There should have been all sorts of red lights’
Yet 17 people died in west Altadena, and many residents told harrowing tales of ... a professor of geography at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, who specializes in emergency alerts during ...
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Razed Altadena home sells for $100K over its asking price — as LA residents flee fire-ravaged houses
And while the town’s character might change somewhat in the process, Harris notes that half of Altadena is still standing, and that the city continues to be a great place to buy an affordable ...
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In Altadena, where many Black families became homeowners, displaced residents grapple with grief and uncertainty
At least 100 people were at the meeting at Pasadena City College. “We’re not gonna let what happened in Lahaina happen in Altadena,” Barger promised, referring to the situation after the ...