Published on August 28th, 2025

In the aftermath of the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California this past January, the Greenline Housing Foundation mobilized.  In just six months, they’ve become one of the leading organizations helping members of the Black and Hispanic community in Altadena recover, rebuild, and remain in the neighborhood. It’s still early days, but Greenline has been moving fast. Their […]

Published on August 20th, 2025

Published on July 30th, 2025

Leslie and her four siblings bounced around quite a bit growing up. She was born in Connecticut then moved to Puerto Rico and finally landed in Southern California. As an adult, she has endured quite a bit of adversity from being a single parent herself to divorce to a failed business venture. But through it […]

Published on June 13th, 2025

Born and raised in Altadena, Dana Brumfield had only moved four times in 50 years. But after the Eaton Fire devastated Altadena and destroyed her family home in January, she found herself moving 14 times in the first 100 days after being evacuated from her home. “That was a lot for me, to pick up […]

Published on May 29th, 2025

Federal agencies must do more to house struggling victims from January’s Eaton Fire, Rep. Judy Chu (D – Monterey Park) and advocacy groups said Tuesday. Chu hosted a roundtable at the Altadena Library with officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and […]

Published on May 29th, 2025

Rep. Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, gathered 15 community groups Tuesday for a roundtable meeting with representatives from government agencies, advocating for a direct leasing program for Eaton fire survivors desperate for housing help. The Direct Lease housing program would activate the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as the master owner of leases, allowing it to act as a lender […]

Published on May 22nd, 2025

Nichole was born and raised in Los Angeles by her grandparents. She started working at age 15 at McDonalds and she’s now in her forties and hasn’t stopped working since. As she says, “I made some poor decisions when I was a teenager and I didn’t go to college. That has made it extremely difficult […]

Published on May 22nd, 2025

Cecilia is one of ten children born to migrant workers. Growing up she lived in three different states, attended seven elementary schools, two middle schools, and three high schools. Her upbringing, though challenging, instilled in her a deep sense of determination and drive to create a better future. She has held a job since she […]

Published on May 16th, 2025

Eshele Williams always believed she’d eventually own the home she rented in Altadena’s historic Janes Village neighborhood. The 1920s cottage was where she brought her son Brayden home from the hospital and where she held backyard parties for birthdays or whatever anniversary family and friends wanted to celebrate. Her mom lived a block away; her three sisters […]

Published on May 13th, 2025

Rodney and Nichole both grew up in South Los Angeles. Rodney was born in Compton and later moved to Paramount with his mom but spent every day in Compton at the house his grandmother owned. His grandmother and that house became a symbol of stability and safety in a family where 95% of his family […]