altadena

Signs of human error grow in failure to evacuate Altadena during fire. But who is to blame?
It is perhaps the most pressing unanswered question from Los Angeles’ January firestorm: How did officials fail to issue timely evacuation alerts for residents in west Altadena, where all...

‘We all need hope’: Altadena community park reopens four months after fires
Before January’s Eaton Fire, Eric and Ali Glasser and their three young children made a habit of walking a few blocks from their Altadena home to Loma Alta Park....

How we tested the soil in Altadena and Pacific Palisades
Over three days in late March, four Los Angeles Times environment reporters and an editor fanned out across the Eaton and Palisades burn scars to collect 40 soil samples...

After the Eaton fire, Altadena dirt was sent to Tujunga. Then came the backlash
Residents in the rugged enclave of Tujunga became suspicious in January after dirt-filled trucks began inundating their neighborhood streets, dumping their loads on nearby county-owned property. Their inquiries revealed...