After the L.A. Wildfires, a Lingering Anxiety: What Is in the Soil?
Federal agencies are removing topsoil from burned areas but will not test it for contaminants. So scientists and residents ...
Amid Altadena’s fire rubble, HUD secretary says agency is ‘laser focused’ on mission
Two months since the Eaton fire exploded, Scott Turner, newly confirmed secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban ...
In the Ashes of Altadena, Rebuilding Is Not an Easy Decision
Across Altadena, where thousands of homes were destroyed in January by the Eaton fire, residents are grappling with the ...
In Altadena and Pacific Palisades, burned lots are hitting the market
Altadena and Pacific Palisades residents who lost their homes to fire are increasingly deciding to sell their lots, not ...
Emergency management officials not to blame for west Altadena alert failures, sources say
County fire or sheriff’s officials appear to have failed to set the alerts in motion, leaving many west Altadena residents to ...
Surrounded by a race to rebuild, this Altadena group says, ‘let’s do this right’
An Altadena preservation group has long been a voice on matters of development and historic preservation. As the recovery ...
Altadena meets Paradise: Leaders strike up a friendship – ‘wise counsel’ and hope flow
In the almost seven years since the Camp Fire, its mayor has found himself in a mentoring position as more and more large ...
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How the Eaton Fire destroyed a delicate truce over Altadena’s future
The challenge of post-fire recovery is one faced by communities around the world. Terms like “build back better” and “managed ...
What she learned after the fires: ‘It’s not the things so much; it’s the time that went into them’
Jana Karibyan's family lost everything in the Eaton fire, and the prospect of starting from scratch can be overwhelming. But ...
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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 Palisades, Altadena rebuild, learnings from Paradise and OC serve as fire-resiliency examples
Orchard Hills is a planned community in Orange County that broke ground in 2014, with developers taking specific steps to ...