In the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, a 35-foot-tall structure made of bright lights and giant metal crossbeams withstood the deadly Eaton Fire’s flames. Its story reached back nearly a ...
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On Lake Avenue, in the heart of Altadena, two things stood out as I roamed the neighborhood the other day. There were still a few lots of uncleared rubble on the commercial strip, like frozen images ...
Four months after an inferno ripped through Altadena, a time capsule of rubble and the shells of gutted shops and restaurants still line the business district of North Lake Avenue. Near the top of the ...
This first Mother’s Day after the Eaton Fire ravaged their town, two women are shining a light on each other’s work, and the stories that power them. Meredith Miller, co-owner of Altadena’s iconic ...
Standing near the site of a destroyed home, a group of fire-impacted Altadenans and local organizations called on state Attorney General Rob Bonta Tuesday to investigate Los Angeles County's response ...
State legislation aimed at expediting wildfire recovery has drawn support from Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles county officials, but a group of Altadena residents blasted the recently signed Senate ...