Altadena residents defend homes from looters

A legacy destroyed: Altadena's Black residents fear neighborhood's soul may never return
Rochele Jones, the couple’s 42-year-old daughter, said her parents and other family members collectively lost more than a dozen homes in Altadena. “It’s gut-wrenching,” she said. “You had your family around and when you had an issue you could turn to your family for help.
After the Eaton Fire, these Altadena residents return — with despair and hope — to homes in ruins
A mom and daughter, a cat-loving stage prop designer and a “Forest”-dwelling contractor are among the few who’ve gotten back to see what’s left of their homes. Each fled in a chaotic scramble last week as the winds and embers picked up.
Altadena residents defend homes from looters amid harsh conditions in Eaton Fire zone
Containment is growing on the Los Angeles County wildfires, but it may be a long time before residents in the burn areas will be allowed back home.
Altadena residents cope with difficult conditions inside Eaton Fire zone
Kelsi Thorud reports on how Altadena residents who refused to evacuate are struggling even if their homes survived the Eaton Fire.
Altadena residents cling to hope that area can recover from devastating Eaton Fire
Despite the burned out cars, the shelves of homes, and the businesses left in ruins, Altadena seems to be making a comeback promise. Those who live here are praying it's true. "It's a great little community,
'What America should look like:' loss in the Altadena fires, and a hard road to recovery
When fires swept through Altadena, in Los Angeles County, generational wealth and a place of opportunity for people of color, ...
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The parts of Altadena that were saved by residents with their own hands: ‘To lose it all in one night? I’m going to fight’
Three ordinary men whose homes were threatened by the Eaton Fire decided to ignore evacuation orders and stay put to save ...
As the Living Fled, a Race to Save the Dead at an Altadena Cemetery
Workers at the Mountain View cemetery had unique concerns the night the Eaton fire broke out. The 55-acre expanse may also ...
L.A. County wildfires leave diverse and historic Altadena in ashes and rubble
Families of color, making up over half of Altadena, have bought homes and kept them for generations. The Black homeownership ...
One Week After the Fires, It’s All Ashes in Altadena | Photos
Women in Film's Kirsten Schaeffer invites TheWrap to Altadena one week later, where neighborhoods are left in ash from the ...
Sheriff’s Dept. closes Altadena station after OSHA complaint about Eaton fire contaminants
Citing airborne contaminants and a lack of running water, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department shut down the Altadena ...
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Altadena, after the fire
Eleven days after the Eaton Fire destroyed much of their community, residents converged in Altadena and Pasadena to find ...
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What Didn’t Burn in Altadena
I started receiving texts from other friends who were fleeing Altadena. Families like Jeff and Kevin, two Marines who fell in love in the service, got married at the Altadena Town & Country Club, and ...
Artists’ utopia in ashes: How a little-known ‘misfit community’ called JJU burned down in Altadena
John Joyce University wasn't a university but rather a tight-knit counterculture collective that drew painters, composers, ...
Aerials show scale of damage and areas in Altadena still smouldering from devastating fires
Thousands of people remained evacuated on Saturday following the devastating Los Angeles fires, but some were being allowed to return to their homes as firefighters continued their efforts to contain ...
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Driving through Altadena, I found a community gutted but determined to rebuild
Our reporter surveys fire damage in her neighborhood around Altadena and Pasadena and ponders the future of this microcosm of ...