Bakersfield city officials are hosting an event in historic Old Town Kern as part of a multi-day community workshop and seeks your input for the Old Town Kern ...

Many Kern County residents still remember when the business and shopping district along Baker Street in east Bakersfield was vibrant and beautiful in its own modest fashion. Saba's Men's Wear, ...

Loss, love and a sense of belonging — survivors, evacuees, heroes and allies weigh in on what the fires revealed ...

In this section of western Altadena, residents weren't ordered to evacuate until after 5 a.m., according to records reviewed ...

For many African Americans who built their lives and businesses in historically Black communities like Altadena, the combined ...

Mary Lea Carroll’s new book about growing up in Altadena and then living near the town in northern Pasadena is “Across the ...

Fast forward to now, the aftermath of a catastrophic January day in 2025, when extreme wind fueled the hellish Eaton fire ...

Altadena residents were allowed back into their neighborhoods this week. Most were prepared for the worst but needed to find ...

The Altadena fire wiped out much of a historic black enclave in this picturesque town in the San Gabriel Valley.

We can’t acknowledge that death and destruction from wildfires and other disasters are routine, or we’d never be able to live ...

We tell ourselves that disasters are the price we must occasionally pay, and vow to live more responsibly. But do we?

When we awake to the nightmare, we are at our most generous. We make new plans. We are, however fleetingly, believable.