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Altadena

American  
[al-tuh-dee-nuh] / ˌæl təˈdi nə /

noun

  1. a town in SW California, near Los Angeles.


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County to its knees in 2020; Luna held the role last year when the Eaton and Palisades fires ravaged vast swaths of the county, including unincorporated Altadena and Malibu — both patrolled by his department.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

His father had purchased it in 1972, when Altadena was one of the few suburban areas where Black buyers were welcomed, and Ruffin bought the house from them about 25 years ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

But West Palm, and Altadena, are coming back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

This is the Altadena story at the moment — some people are returning, some are leaving, some haven’t yet decided.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

On the day before, we had moved from our apartment in Los Angeles to a house of our own a few miles away in Altadena.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

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