“Having the first permit in Altadena is a huge moment. It is truly a beacon of hope for everyone in that area,” said Bryan Wong, chief executive officer of SGV Habitat. “These are super exciting days ...

San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity received the first approved permit for a rebuild on Olive Avenue in Altadena on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. The group is moving ahead, hoping to complete 200 ...

Nicole Maccalla, a data scientist, said embers burned more than half of her roof, several windows and eaves were damaged, and her house in Altadena was left filled with ash, debris, soot and ...

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 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

The L.A. County Board of Supervisors has voted to create a "Unified Permitting Authority" aimed at cutting red tape for wildfire survivors who need to rebuild their homes. Why now: According to ...

Then, the Eaton fire in January erupted, destroying thousands of homes, including many he worked on, along with damaging one of his children’s schools, Eliot Arts Magnet Academy in Altadena.

Then, the Eaton fire in January erupted, destroying thousands of homes, including many he worked on, along with damaging one of his children’s schools, Eliot Arts Magnet Academy in Altadena. While ...

Three months after the devastating LA County wildfires, a property in Altadena is the first home to be issued a rebuilding permit. The now empty lot along North Olive Avenue will be the first of ...

It has been three months since a wall of fire ripped through Altadena, torching 9,000 mostly single-family homes — and Los Angeles County hasn’t issued one permit to rebuild them. The Board of ...

Deputies arrested an Altadena man on suspicion of taking a 15-year-old boy to the forest to molest the teen on Monday, April 7. The two met online or via an app, sheriff’s Lt. Michael Gonzalez ...