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This Altadena gravesite is officially a historical landmark. After decades, here’s how it got there
(Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Jeremy Munns, left, helps Rene Amy apply expanding foam seal in a replica headstone of Owen Brown, son of John Brown, at Altadena Triangle ...
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‘Not acceptable.' Not a single home building permit finalized in Altadena following Eaton Fire
Since the Eaton Fire tore through Altadena in January, not a single building permit for an impacted homeowner was finalized even though more than 1,500 properties are ready for rebuilding ...
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525-Pound Bear Takes Shelter Under Altadena Home During Fire
A massive 525-pound bear turned an Altadena home's crawlspace into a temporary ... can discourage the bear from using the crawlspace and seal the entrance immediately once the animal is out." ...
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What went wrong the night Altadena burned
A Washington Post analysis shows that some officials knew of the fire’s westward spread hours before evacuation orders were sent to residents in western Altadena. A shortwave infrared satellite ...
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Surrounded by a race to rebuild, this Altadena group says, ‘let’s do this right’
Amid the heartbreak of the Eaton fire’s catastrophic toll — his own home included — Hans Allhoff, chair of the group Altadena Heritage, sees an opportunity. He and members of the group ...
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As debris removal continues in Altadena, residents eager to learn next steps to rebuild
As cleanup in Altadena continues, residents eager to get back wonder how long it will take to rebuild and what the process will entail. Toni Raines organized a recent town hall to get residents ...
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525-pound bear found in crawl space of home in Altadena that survived the Eaton Fire
as they worked to remove a large bear from a crawl space under a house in Altadena. Utility workers discovered the 525-pound bear last week when they arrived to turn the power back on for the ...
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Video shows 525-pound bear finally emerge from underneath California home after wildfires
Altadena resident Samy Arbid and his neighbors ... the homeowner can discourage the bear from using the crawlspace and seal the entrance immediately once the animal is out." ...
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Altadena residents call for reconsideration of golf course's use as temporary wildfire debris recycling center
Altadena residents are protesting the use of the Altadena Golf Course as a debris recycling site as cleanup continues in the Eaton Fire burn zone. Despite reassurance from the U.S. Army Corps of ...
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Altadena woman reflects on her home being the only one on her block to survive fire
Debbie Slavin says the first six houses on her block were burned to the ground. The wildfires burning across the Los Angeles area have ravaged thousands of structures, with the Eaton Fire ...
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Letters to the Editor: For 49 years, my home in Altadena was my refuge. Now, there’s nothing
(“‘We were 100% alone’: Fire alerts came too late for some Altadena residents,” Jan. 25) Every day I took a left from Allen Avenue in Altadena onto Braeburn Road. I drove two blocks and ...
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In the Ashes of Altadena, Rebuilding Is Not an Easy Decision
By Mimi DwyerJesus Jiménez and Ken Bensinger Reporting from Altadena, Calif. The first time Dan Grebow returned to Altadena, Calif., to pick through the rubble of his family’s home, he felt a ...