To the editor: Whereas the town hall on fire debris removal from Pacific Palisades was chaotic, the silence round Eaton Canyon is lethal.
Delivering emergency meals assist in Altadena and Pasadena not too long ago, I noticed that hardly anybody on the road is masking (together with members of the Nationwide Guard). After 9/11, the vast majority of deaths have been associated to long-term publicity at floor zero. In the present day, there are a number of floor zeroes throughout Los Angeles.
The place are the Ghostbuster groups in hazmat fits? Actually, the state’s lack of a well timed coordinated response is criminally negligent.
We have to shut the data hole between east and west. As we start to get well as a group, we can’t go away our neighbors with out warning. Within the Eaton hearth, individuals east of Lake Avenue in Altadena bought emergency alerts hours earlier than these west of it. All deaths in Altadena have been to the west of Lake.
No extra households ought to face pointless dangers. No matter cleanup requirements are established in Malibu and Pacific Palisades have to be utilized and absolutely funded in Altadena too.
Shannon Thomas, South Pasadena
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To the editor: Possibly it’s time for Altadena to change into a part of Pasadena. I’m a proud Altadenan who values our unincorporated city’s range and impartial spirit. I additionally like our decrease tax charge. However, the firestorm has highlighted our shortcomings.
First, our reliance on the L.A. County Hearth and Sheriff’s departments restricted the sources obtainable to combat the fireplace in its early and extra containable stage.
Second, our reliance on nonpublic water programs is a hidden flaw that drought and the fireplace have revealed. Whereas drinkable water is accessible within the elements of Altadena served by Pasadena Water and Energy, the nonpublic water provide stays contaminated.
Third, as we glance to rebuild, we want vigilant oversight of what’s constructed. I hear each day from underinsured or frightened householders who don’t plan to rebuild. Altadena’s appeal is the middle-class houses that make up its neighborhoods. With out native, engaged, robust and efficient management and oversight, Altadena sooner or later won’t be the place we love.
As a lot as I hate to say it, the Metropolis Council and the Planning and Group Improvement Division of Pasadena are our greatest hopes for preserving our city’s character. Kathryn Barger, our L.A. County supervisor, is an admirable successor to Mike Antonovich, however the Board of Supervisors’ focus is L.A. County, not Altadena. Our city council lacks authority to implement constructing codes or the oversight authority to develop and mandate a plan for rebuilding Altadena.
So, maybe reluctantly, we Altadenans should internalize what the firestorm has made obvious: We can’t rebuild our beloved city with out assist.
Charles Hay, Altadena
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To the editor: I can’t put into printable phrases my disgust that the president didn’t take the time to go to the Eaton hearth devastation throughout his journey final week.
David Hoffberg, Oak Park
