The Desert Sun8d
Eaton Fire evacuees return to scenes of devastation, some hope in Altadena
A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office deputy was on watch in his patrol vehicle outside an Altadena evacuation zone on Lake Avenue and Altadena Drive, where he saw a lone bicyclist. "You on the ...
Los Angeles Times11d
What happened during the first weekend of the Eaton, Palisades fires in Southern California
On Sunday, Jan. 5, the Rev. Paul Tellström announced his retirement from the pulpit at Altadena Community Church. The 69-year-old pastor is in the throes of Parkinson’s disease. He is getting ...
Harper's Bazaar17d
12 Ways to Donate Clothing to the Victims of the L.A. Wildfires
It’s been a week since unprecedented wildfires first broke out across L.A. in Altadena, Pasadena, and the Palisades. Now, the city is bracing for more threats because of an increased wind ...
Los Angeles Times17d
The destruction of Altadena reverberates across Black Los Angeles
“I said to myself, ‘You’ll probably be all right.’ ... We’re in America.” “What us Pasadenans and Altadenans are about is doing what we need to do for one another.” “We’re not ...
LAist17d
Altadena has avoided California’s fire insurance hell. That won’t last.
Randy and Miki Quinton held hands as they walked uphill into what remains of their neighborhood in Altadena, the unincorporated Los Angeles suburb where they had lived for more than 20 years.
ABC News17d
Altadena family recounts their harrowing escape from Eaton Fire
The Taylor family had 20 minutes to evacuate their home in Altadena. The Los Angeles wildfires have destroyed thousands of structures since Jan. 7. In Altadena, north of Pasadena, the Eaton Fire ...
Los Angeles Daily News17d
Eaton fire destroys 3 generations of Altadena family’s homes
Davila’s wife, Dani Stone, sees flames whenever she closes her eyes. Dani’s father, Rene Stone, has returned to Altadena every day for the last week, trying to get past barricades to see for ...
Vox17d
It’s a make-or-break moment for housing in California
the crisis could instead accelerate displacement as middle and working-class families — especially those who inherited their homes in communities like Altadena and Pasadena — are forced out of ...
BBC18d
'How could this be true?' - the house that survived an inferno
One LA resident returned to his house in Altadena to find it was the only surviving building on his street after the Eaton fire destroyed much of his neighbourhood. As he found his home ...
The Washington Post18d
A storied Black community fears wildfires will claim its history
ALTADENA, Calif. — Lois Walker and her husband arrived in this Los Angeles suburb in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains more than 60 years ago. The suburb had become a beacon for Black ...
PBS18d
This Altadena Resident Watched His Community Go Up in Flames
Kevin Williams is a longtime resident of Altadena, one of the area’s hardest hit by the fires. He joins Hari Sreenivasan to tell his story and that of the diverse community residing there.