Widespread immigration operations have had an effect across LA County, including Altadena, which now has halted building progress while the community continues to recover from the deadly Eaton Fires.

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*A major grant awarded to Beacon Housing is set to restore a long-standing cluster of affordable rentals in West Altadena, offering a potential blueprint for rebuilding after the Eaton Fire. According ...

Almost four months after Margot Stueber’s Altadena home of 18 years burned down in the Eaton fire, construction workers broke ground on her new home, a milestone in the area where many property owners ...

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ALTADENA, Calif. -- Time stopped on Jan. 7, 2025, in the town of Altadena, California. That evening, hurricane-force winds propelled the Eaton Fire through the 42,000-person town in Los Angeles County ...

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An insurance-backed research group has called for an expansion of fire hazard zones in Altadena to ensure that rebuilding throughout the community complies with more stringent fire-safety building ...

In the days immediately after last January’s Los Angeles firestorm, state lawmakers and civic leaders promised to turbocharge the rebuilding effort. For California, where the permitting and ...