In the wake of the disastrous fires that engulfed Los Angeles last month, the most immediate reaction of policymakers has been to focus on measures to help the victims and to streamline what will inevitably be a long rebuilding process. Most of these proposals... More »
The United States Army Corps of Engineers is set to begin assessing the condition of heavily damaged Eliot Arts Magnet School in Altadena today. The assessment aims to develop a plan for fire debris removal while maintaining, to the extent possible, the archit... More »
Altadena meteorologist Edgar McGregor could see the flames just seven blocks from his Altadena house on the evening of Tuesday, January 7. He knew it was bad. He had no idea how bad. “When I took that video warning people to evacuate,” he said Monday at a pres... More »
The Pasadena Rent Stabilization Department has processed nearly 2,000 housing-related inquiries in 2024 in implementing a voter-approved charter to protect tenants through extensive outreach and regulatory support, according to a report that Department Directo... More »
A group of Southland congressional representatives joined the call Monday for answers about what caused evacuation warnings to be mistakenly sent to thousands of residents during the height of last month’s wildfires. Led by Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Long Beach, mo... More »
Billionaire developer Rick Caruso announced Monday the launch of a foundation dedicated to accelerating the rebuilding and recovery of communities devastated by January’s wildfires in the Los Angeles region. Caruso said the initiative, dubbed Steadfast LA, aim... More »
Authorities requested the public’s help Monday in locating an at-risk 30-year-old man with an unspecified mental disorder who was displaced from his Altadena residence due to the Eaton Fire. Kevin Josue Coello-Hernandez last contacted his family around 4:45 p.... More »
? After the January 2025 LA fires burned thousands of homes in Altadena, Pasadena, and the Pacific Palisades, the Caltech Science Exchange asked Lucy Jones to share her insights on how communities recover from natural disasters. A seismologist, Jones is a visi... More »
Marianne Bronner, Edward B. Lewis Professor of Biology and director of the Beckman Institute, has been named as the recipient of the 2025 Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science. Awarded by the Vilcek Foundation, the prize is given in recognition of immigrant scien... More »
The Pasadena Rental Housing Board will meet Thursday, February 6 to consider emergency measures to help tenants affected by January’s devastating windstorm and Eaton Fire that triggered a local emergency declaration. The Board will review existing and potentia... More »
The Pasadena City Council approved Fuller Theological Seminary’s request to amend its master plan Monday night, allowing the institution to reduce its campus footprint and potentially convert some properties to residential use as it adapts to declining on-camp... More »
The City of Pasadena announced it would distribute sandbags to residents starting today, February 4, in preparation for expected rainfall this week. Two parks will offer both pre-filled sandbags and self-serve sand and bags: Robinson Park’s south parking lot a... More »
