Altadena (/ ˌ ɑː l t ə ˈ d iː n ə / pronunciation ⓘ AL-tə-DEE-nə) is an unincorporated area [3] [4], and census-designated place in the San Gabriel Valley and the Verdugos [5] regions of Los Angeles County, California.Directly north of Pasadena, it is located approximately 14 miles (23 km) from Downtown Los Angeles.Its population was 42,846 at …

Jan 14, 2025 · Altadena, a diverse working-class community in Los Angeles County, is a far cry from the more renowned Pasadena, its neighbor directly north, and the nearby and more glitzy and wealthy...

3 days ago · Where Cabrera lived in west Altadena, residents weren’t ordered to evacuate until almost 6 a.m. on Jan. 8 — about 10 hours after their neighbors east of North Lake Avenue were ordered to leave ...

Jan 13, 2025 · ALTADENA, California — Arizona firefighters were among those monitoring a neighborhood in Altadena, a community north of Pasadena, where a mix of life past and present coexisted in the wake of...

Jan 12, 2025 · Hillside horror:How California's Eaton Fire rapidly expanded, decimating Altadena community 6:18 p.m.: Firefighters respond to a fire reported near Eaton Canyon in Pasadena. 8:12 p.m.:

Jan 19, 2025 · It destroyed his customers' homes and all sense of safety in Altadena, a community of about 44,000 located just north of Los Angeles. But his 40-year-old business is still standing, albeit smoky....

5 days ago · Altadena, population nearly 42,000, is the town where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once visited lawyer Clarence B. Jones to persuade him to join his legal team. Where sci-fi author Octavia E ...

Jan 18, 2025 · Altadena, California, was among Los Angeles County's first Black middle-class enclaves. Some fear recent wildfires may have erased that legacy.

Jan 12, 2025 · Altadena residents are mourning the loss of the city’s historic Black neighborhoods. Many are now concerned what those communities will look like going forward. Velena Jones reports.

Jan 16, 2025 · Altadena, California, has one of California’s oldest and most affluent middle-class Black neighborhoods. That neighborhood was affected by the 2025 Eaton Canyon fire, which destroyed more than 1,000 homes across the entire Altadena community.