Altadena, California — Armed with a spoon and sandwich bags, Gillien Selsby, a lifelong resident of Altadena, California, a Los Angeles suburb, digs up some of the land she’s called home for decades to be tested for toxins. Three generations of her family lost homes in January to the devastating Eaton Fire in Altadena, which,…
California town hopes for Powerball luck after devastating wildfires – CBS News Watch CBS News Saturday’s Powerball jackpot soared to $1.8 billion, making it the second-largest jackpot in history. One town north of Los Angeles is looking for a little luck after a devastating year. Elise Preston has the story from Altadena. Source link
On Lake Avenue, in the heart of Altadena, two things stood out as I roamed the neighborhood the other day. There were still a few lots of uncleared rubble on the commercial strip, like frozen images from a lingering nightmare, but there was music as well — a buzz-saw symphony of new construction. Altadena is…