Artists' utopia in ashes: How a little-known 'misfit community' called JJU burned down in Altadena
John Joyce University wasn't a university but rather a tight-knit counterculture collective that drew painters, composers, poets and more. Their houses and converted garages burned, but residents are already talking about how to bounce back.
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Altadena comedy club PDA burned down, but owners say its love hasn't burned out
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How Altadena became the L.A. dream for Gen X and millennial artists, writers, musicians
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L.A. County wildfires leave diverse and historic Altadena in ashes and rubble
Families of color, making up over half of Altadena, have bought homes and kept them for generations. The Black home ownership rate exceeds 80%, almost double the national rate.NBC News - 3d -
How a single home on Altadena block survived after Eaton Fire burned neighborhood
As the Eaton Fire ravaged everything in its path in Altadena, generations of homes were destroyed, except for one woman whose home was spared.ABC News - 4d -
How the Altadena community is recovering after the Eaton Fire: Fire & Ash - Part 3
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Flames spread in California community as wildfires continue to burn around Los Angeles
KCAL News' Joy Benedict reports on the devastating wildfires raging in the California community of Altadena.CBS News - Jan. 8 -
Multiple wildfires burn around Los Angeles, devastating communities
Multiple wildfires are burning around Los Angeles, including the Palisades Fire, which has destroyed homes and businesses and forced tens of thousands to evacuate. It's one of three volatile fires ...CBS News - Jan. 8 -
Pope wraps up Christmas season by calling for welcoming culture in communities
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How Oakland's Creative Growth enabled generations of artists
In 1974, psychologist Elias Katz and his wife Florence, an artist, started Creative Growth Art Center, a space where artists with disabilities could make art, some of which has been acquired and ...CBS News - Jan. 5
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