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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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Nor the 2025 fires in Altadena and Pacific Palisades that left 31 dead and burned down more than 16,000 homes and other buildings.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2026

The company continued to keep power flowing through its high-voltage lines in Altadena, despite National Weather Service alerts for a “life-threatening” windstorm, the investigation found.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

But in the last three years, the Altadena resident hasn’t been able to find a steady job in post-production.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Anny Liu of Altadena was introduced to Jackie and Shadow in January 2025 — the month the Palisades and Eaton fires devastated swaths of Los Angeles County.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 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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