Once a landmark of holiday lights in Pasadena, Upper Hastings Ranch community hit hard by Eaton fire
Bryan Strehl, 26, drove up to Upper Hastings Ranch to survey the familiar area. He was born and raised in Pasadena and ...
Mansion Global5d
Los Angeles Fires Ravaged a Historic Black Neighborhood. Now Residents Wonder Who Will Return.
The fire transformed Altadena into a surreal landscape of random destruction. Some blocks appeared relatively untouched. Christmas lights still wound along a fence. A paper Harris/Walz sign was ...
They waited and waited for an evacuation order. The fire came first, and people died in Altadena
In this section of western Altadena, residents weren't ordered to evacuate until after 5 a.m., according to records reviewed ...
Wildfires took an Altadena man’s neighborhood and his Corvette dream
The wildfires destroyed Danny Robinson's house and vintage cars, including a 1966 Pontiac GTO and his Corvette. He's ...
Pasadena Star-News1dOpinion
Mary Lea Carroll: A letter to those who don’t know the town of Altadena
Mary Lea Carroll’s new book about growing up in Altadena and then living near the town in northern Pasadena is “Across the ...
Pasadena Star-News3d
Altadena Town Council grapples with Eaton fire recovery, rebuilding, in early forum on next steps
“We will get there too,” Knapp said. “We are not alone in this and while we have a very long way to go there is light at the end of the tunnel. We will rebuild Altadena.” ...
Rolling Out5d
The devastation in Altadena’s historic Black community
The recent fires that ravaged Altadena, California, have left a trail of destruction in a community with deep roots and a rich history. It’s important to understand the impact of this disaster ...
The New York Times4d
It Wasn’t Just a Diner. It Was a Hub for Altadena.
Their restaurant was a community hub in Altadena, Calif., for decades.Credit...Philip Cheung for The New York Times Supported by By Corina Knoll Reporting from Los Angeles This is the place where ...
ABC76d
Altadena family loses multiple homes, generations of memories in Eaton Fire
ALTADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- A family who built generations of memories in Altadena and lost multiple homes in the Eaton Fire returned for the first time to find their home reduced to rubble.
Vanity Fair4d
In Scorched Altadena, Volunteers Did a Lot of the Real Work
My hometown of Pasadena, which lies to the northeast of Los Angeles and borders Altadena, was a tranquil place to live. Now it’s a place of mourning and tragic loss that is finding hope in ...
Orange County Register6d
Altadena’s Black business owners see hurdles ahead of rebuilding effort
Amid the wildfire devastation in Altadena’s business district is the sense of another looming disaster: Will restoring historic Black businesses and their culture be hindered by land speculators ...
The New York Times4d
Evacuation Orders Given Late to Area Where Fire Deaths Were Concentrated
By Claire Fahy Reporting from Los Angeles As the first embers of the Eaton fire began showering homes in Pasadena and Altadena, Calif., this month, evacuation orders went out within minutes.