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On 4/6/2025 at 11:57 PM, Sbbruin said:

Went to our favorite Mexican restaurant tonight.  The only establishment open north of Medecino on Lake.  Have to support them.  The population of Altadena is probably 20% of pre fire.

 

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Needs pics of enchiladas.

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7 hours ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Needs pics of enchiladas.

From Yelp.  I've had them and they are good.  I typically get the burrito, but had the camerones a la Mexican, and it was fantastic.

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Sb, what have you seen as far as rebuilding in Altadena? Are things still in the clearing and demolition phase or have people started rebuilding? Glad you still have that spot to frequent. I'm sure they appreciate the business. I can't imagine all the regulars whose business they lost. 

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12 minutes ago, mdmost said:

Sb, what have you seen as far as rebuilding in Altadena? Are things still in the clearing and demolition phase or have people started rebuilding? Glad you still have that spot to frequent. I'm sure they appreciate the business. I can't imagine all the regulars whose business they lost. 

I went through the area for the first time last week. Rode my bike all the way up through Altadena. Lots of large trucks hauling away shit. But many lots look like the fire hit just last week. Still shells of vehicles in driveways, etc. Many of the lots are now for sale, per Zillow, and looks like some are just choosing to move on.

18 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

From Yelp.  I've had them and they are good.  I typically get the burrito, but had the camerones a la Mexican, and it was fantastic.

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Went to this place a couple of times years ago when we lived closer to Lake/Woodbury. Wasn't too impressed at the time. Perhaps we owe it a visit. 

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4 minutes ago, Foosters said:

I went through the area for the first time last week. Rode my bike all the way up through Altadena. Lots of large trucks hauling away shit. But many lots look like the fire hit just last week. Still shells of vehicles in driveways, etc. Many of the lots are now for sale, per Zillow, and looks like some are just choosing to move on.

Thanks for the update. I heard a segment on the Marketplace Morning Report on NPR a few weeks back about it being difficult to find contractors and builders. One of the hosts lost his house in the fire. The thought was most of the builders would be heading to Palisades first given the price tag of those homes and the money in that area. You just don't hear much now from the media about how things are going in the aftermath. 

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3 minutes ago, mdmost said:

Thanks for the update. I heard a segment on the Marketplace Morning Report on NPR a few weeks back about it being difficult to find contractors and builders. One of the hosts lost his house in the fire. The thought was most of the builders would be heading to Palisades first given the price tag of those homes and the money in that area. You just don't hear much now from the media about how things are going in the aftermath. 

There's also this problem. Of our own doing:

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The L.A. County Board of Supervisors is trying to speed up home rebuilding in Altadena after the county failed to issue a single permit in the three months since the Eaton fire devastated the town.

The supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday to create a “unified permitting authority,” which they said will cut through county bureaucracy to speed up the approval process.

“I’m not satisfied with the pace,” Supervisor Kathryn Barger, whose district includes Altadena, said in a statement. “No rebuild permits have been issued in Altadena, and that’s unacceptable. … We don’t have time to waste.”

The Eaton fire destroyed more than 9,000 structures, most of them single-family homes in Altadena, an unincorporated area where the county government has the final say on building permits.

The county created a “one stop” permitting center in March to speed up the approval process, but homeowners say the experience has been disjointed, with various county agencies all required to provide a stamp of approval. The two-week turnaround many were promised didn’t materialize.

“These delays significantly impact residents who are already coping with the trauma of displacement and property loss,” said the supervisors’ motion establishing the new permitting authority.

 

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1 hour ago, Foosters said:

There's also this problem. Of our own doing:

 

Well, whatever you do....don't ask Austin to send a team of advisors on how to make things better.

You'll get two years of a process that involves appointing a committee to select the leadership of the agenda-creation committee for the great charrette of 2027 to have a community discussion of whether they should create a committee to consider how to make the permitting process more bicycle-friendly.

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2 hours ago, Foosters said:

Went to this place a couple of times years ago when we lived closer to Lake/Woodbury. Wasn't too impressed at the time. Perhaps we owe it a visit. 

We like it more because it's our local spot.  But food is very solid.  And they could definitely use the business.

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2 hours ago, mdmost said:

Thanks for the update. I heard a segment on the Marketplace Morning Report on NPR a few weeks back about it being difficult to find contractors and builders. One of the hosts lost his house in the fire. The thought was most of the builders would be heading to Palisades first given the price tag of those homes and the money in that area. You just don't hear much now from the media about how things are going in the aftermath. 

I imagine a huge chunk of longtime Palisades residents can’t afford to rebuild and the County has totally fucked things up by only trying to fast-lane like for like rebuilds. Ugly backlash of 50 years of Prop 13 and NIMBYISM.

 

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On 4/9/2025 at 6:40 AM, Fudge Nuggets said:

Needs pics of enchiladas.

Good to see El Patron made it through & tip of the cap to you, Bruin, for going to support them.

On a much sadder note . . . some good friends (a couple, Leon and Carol -- both in their 70's with health issues) had their home destroyed in the Eaton Fire.  Both were distraught about losing their home of 40+ years, and both went significantly downhill health-wise in the ensuing weeks as they dealt with stress, insurance issues, and the loss of so much of their personal property.  A couple weeks ago, Carol suffered a stroke, and shortly after that Leon had a fatal heart attack.  The fire killed him -- plain and simple.

 

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1 hour ago, Carl Spackler said:

Good to see El Patron made it through & tip of the cap to you, Bruin, for going to support them.

On a much sadder note . . . some good friends (a couple, Leon and Carol -- both in their 70's with health issues) had their home destroyed in the Eaton Fire.  Both were distraught about losing their home of 40+ years, and both went significantly downhill health-wise in the ensuing weeks as they dealt with stress, insurance issues, and the loss of so much of their personal property.  A couple weeks ago, Carol suffered a stroke, and shortly after that Leon had a fatal heart attack.  The fire killed him -- plain and simple.

 

Oh god that’s awful.  The toll of these fires on the older folks, of which there are MANY who have owned here for many decades, has been devastating.  Many, including a couple on my block, are not up to rebuilding and are moving on.  So sad, as they planned on living out their days in the community they loved.

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