#Pasadena#Altadena
UPDATES: Altadena and Pasadena, Santa Cruz and Watsonville, Salinas and Monterey, Napa Valley, Vallejo and Fairfield (I'm apparently on a California nostalgia kick).

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December 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Took me 1 1/2 hours to get from South Bay to Pasadena/Altadena. Standstill traffic thru downtown LA. (So I could take a photo.) I’ve been working with my editor since 2012/2013 & tonight’s the 1st time we’ll ever meet in person. (Dinner with a couple of us who’ve been working on post-fire stories.)
December 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Foothills aren’t inherently more fire-prone than flatland, they’re just where the wildland-urban interface happens to currently be. Move it to the flatland and you’ll move wildfire risk too. Rewild the Palisades and Altadena? Now Santa Monica and Pasadena are the WUI. What you need is a fire break.
The safest thing to do is to prohibit rebuilding in this area that has suffered repeated wildfires and is now uninsurable, but we're not ready for that conversation.
The safest thing to do would be to clear and pave a buffer of a few hundred feet between the mountains and the residential area and then rebuild the residential area into concrete mid- and high-rises whose structures are not fuel, but we’re not ready for that conversation.
December 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Current news on the 550-lb Altadena bear: not going anywhere.

https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/

#bear
December 9, 2025 at 9:48 PM
As of yesterday, he's just going to stay.
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Christmas Tree Lane, Upper Hastings Ranch Light Up, begin their holiday glow in fire-ravaged Altadena, Pasadena trib.al/3rdpap0
Christmas Tree Lane, Upper Hastings Ranch Light Up, begin their holiday glow in fire-ravaged Altadena, Pasadena
The Dena events light up beloved neighborhoods for the holidays. This year, leaders say, the traditions represent a spirit of resiliency in areas that have lost so much.
trib.al
December 8, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Minnesota last won the Big 10 in 1960. They went to the Rose Bowl the next year because the President of The Ohio State University wouldn't let their team play in the RB because of a cheating scandal.

Can you imagine either things happening today?

Anyway, we in Pasadena and Altadena can't wait...
December 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Are you in the #altadena or #pasadena area and want to know more about online safety from scammers, surveillance, and soforth? Or know someone who does?

Tomorrow I'm giving a talk at the main Altadena library 6-7pm on related topics. You'll learn about real world dangers online and some […]
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December 2, 2025 at 5:43 AM
EVERY house we looked at in altadena had a high fire risk, so we looked and bought in Pasadena even though there was less inventory. EVERY house i looked at in Altadena burned in Eaton, four weeks after we closed. Eaton missed our house by five blocks.

the risk rating worked. shame it’s gone.
Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.

Don't look up!
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
NEW LOCATION ALERT! Attention Altadena and Pasadena,EmpowHer Institute will start a new Saturday EmpowHer Girls Academy site in your area beginning in January. If you are or know a girl in the 7th or 8th grade with big dreams, this is the program for you! Sign up today and watch her take flight!
November 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
NEW LOCATION ALERT! Attention Altadena and Pasadena,EmpowHer Institute will start a new Saturday EmpowHer Girls Academy site in your area beginning in January. If you are or know a girl in the 7th or 8th grade with big dreams, this is the program for you! Sign up today and watch her take flight!
November 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The problem is that the Chinese have all the money in the world.

I am hoping that since the only way out of Altadena is through Pasadena they can hold down development because of traffic issues. They do it in South Pasadena.
November 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Flood Advisory issued November 21 at 6:53AM PST until November 21 at 8:00AM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
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November 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Flood Advisory issued November 21 at 5:29AM PST until November 21 at 7:00AM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
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November 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Flood Advisory issued November 21 at 2:49AM PST until November 21 at 6:00AM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
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November 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Flood Advisory issued November 20 at 10:21PM PST until November 21 at 3:00AM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
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November 21, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Can anyone help? Let’s get this man his tools so he can get back to work!
#MutualAid #EatonFire #California #SoCal #Altadena #LA #Pasadena #LACounty #SouthernCaliforniaEdison
It’s been nearly a week since there’s been any traction on this. I’m so thankful for any sharing but especially if you or someone you know could help me wipe this slate clean and get back to work. Spiritually I’m hanging on by a thread and so embarrassed to ask anymore. Can you help?
I’d really really love to close this out as soon as possible before Thanksgiving and the holiday season hit everyone. I AM thankful for all the help I’ve received!! I want to get to a place where I can help others too. I’d like to be thankful for getting back to work soon🙏

gofund.me/e6198c3d8
November 20, 2025 at 2:41 AM
After the Eaton Fire, I had a piece published in Pasadena Now in April. It was my love letter to Pasadena and Altadena.

aarondproctor.wordpress.com/2025/07/10/a...
A Former Resident’s Love Letter to Pasadena & Altadena (Revisited)
Six months ago, the Eaton Fire swept through the foothills of Pasadena and a majority of Altadena, California, leaving a trail of devastation that uprooted lives, destroyed homes, and forever alter…
aarondproctor.wordpress.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Altadena and Pasadena are making steady progress in rebuilding from the devastating Eaton Fire earlier this year. I am still fighting for federal aid to help my district recover from this wildfire.
Altadena and Pasadena’s Recovery by the Numbers After Wildfires
Rebuilding efforts in Altadena and Pasadena continue at a steady pace as communities recover from recent wildfires, according to the latest data from Los Angele
www.coloradoboulevard.net
November 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Come experience a soul filled holiday celebration Monday, December 15, 7:00 at The Wallis BH featuring:
A 13-piece band, choirs-
Motown, Gospel & Holidays Songs, multimedia storytelling.
Help raise funds and awareness for recovery efforts in Altadena & Pasadena.
thewallis.org/show-details...
November 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🚨 Flash Flood Warning issued November 17 at 6:49PM PST until November 17 at 9:00PM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 🚨
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November 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Flood Advisory issued November 17 at 6:56PM PST until November 17 at 9:00PM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
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November 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Flood Advisory issued November 17 at 5:35PM PST until November 17 at 7:00PM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
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November 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Flood Advisory issued November 16 at 6:00AM PST until November 16 at 9:00AM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
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November 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM