Amid protests, crushing of Eaton fire’s concrete, metal starts at Altadena Golf Course

Salvaging the Historic Tiles of California’s Burned Fireplaces

ALTADENA, Calif. — Eleven weeks have passed since photographer Mark Read’s historic home burned to the brick during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, where he’d lived for the last nine years. Built in 1912 as an art studio for Elena Scripps Kellogg, the Craftsman-style cottage featured a north-facing window, intricate woodworking, and Batchelder tile on the fireplace hearth — one of the only parts of the house to survive. On a Saturday aft…

Closing in on cause of Southern California's Eaton fire, activity swirls around Edison lines

LOS ANGELES — Southern California Edison crews are scaling tall electrical towers, testing the nearby soil and taking close-up images of electrical equipment, the latest detailed examination to determine exactly what sparked the disastrous Eaton fire.

Activity swirls around Edison towers in search for cause of Eaton fire

Southern California Edison has been inspecting electrical equipment in Altadena as part of the ongoing investigation into what sparked the deadly Eaton fire.

Alarming lead levels appear on surfaces around Eaton Fire burn area

CalTech testing found high lead levels on windows in the Eaton Fire burn area, but cleaning surfaces can make a big difference.

Amid protests, crushing of Eaton fire’s concrete, metal starts at Altadena Golf Course

Neighbors in east Altadena awoke Monday, March 31 to the sound of dump trucks hauling concrete, metal and tree limbs from burned out properties to a new processing facility within Los Angeles County’s Altadena Golf Course. The Army Corps of Engineers began its first day of a 10-month operation at the golf course, with plans to move about 200 trucks a day — filled with debris from about 6,000 Eaton fire parcels. Each load is then processed and pa…

Residents protest cleanup site at Altadena Golf Course on eve of debris recycling operation

John Newell, in black, takes a picture of fellow protesters in front of the Altadena Golf Course Sunday. Altadena residents whose homes remain standing after the Eaton Fire fear the implications of living near the golf course, which the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will use as a material recycling center for 10 months. (Photo by Anissa Rivera) Altadena residents whose homes are still standing after the Eaton Fire are protesting the use of the ne…