A proposal by Pasadena Councilmember Tyron Hampton to annex parts of Altadena has sparked debate as it recovers from fire.

Altadena residents who lost their homes in the Eaton Fire still need to get their mail. And right now that means waiting sometimes hours at a post office in Pasadena. This week, it was a scene of grief, hope and community.

Cindy Carcamo is a staff writer in Food for the Los Angeles Times. She most recently covered immigration issues as a Metro reporter and, before that, served as Arizona bureau chief and national correspondent in the Southwest. A Los Angeles native, she has reported in Argentina, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico, and is a former staff writer at the Orange County Register. Albert Brave Tiger Lee is a Southern California native, son of Korean immigrants, a father and a staff videographer at the Los Angeles Times. His work spans various mediums of visual storytelling and has been recognized for various disciplines including a national Emmy Award for News and Documentary, an RFK Journalism Award, Pictures of the Year International honors, the National Press Photographers Assn.’s Best of Photojournalism Award and Columbia University’s Dart Award.

The Altadena fire wiped out much of a historic black enclave in this picturesque town in the San Gabriel Valley.

It’s a Thursday afternoon inside of the Rev. Dr. Larry E. Campbell’s First AME Church Pasadena. And it’s packed inside. * * Bishop Marvin C. Zanders, II and bishops for the AME Church gathered in Pasadena to offer their support to Eaton fire victims on Thursday,

Moments after the morning bell rang Thursday, the kindergartners at Pasadena’s Willard Elementary School — back in class for the first time since the Eaton fire roared through the area — were fully engaged in what 5-year-olds do best: play.

Just when many restaurants had turned the corner of surviving the COVID-19 pandemic, some near the fire zones in Los Angeles County are feeling the same burden all over again. The doors are open but no one is coming in.

New York Times reporters have been writing personal portraits about the fires in the California Today newsletter ... be reconnected with their owners at Pasadena Humane. Conor Dougherty, who ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan’s Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking ...

Residents of Altadena have expressed frustration that their town and their losses have been overshadowed by those in Pacific Palisades.

When the Eaton Fire blazed through Altadena earlier this month it took more than homes and memories — it devastated a city that has long been a haven for Black families.

The fires in Los Angeles are almost out. Residents are starting to trickle back into their burned-out neighborhoods. When they get to their houses, they face a series of almost impossible questions: Do we want to live here amongst all this destruction?