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What's up Altadena! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a borrowed vestment is binding Altadena’s fire-struck faithful together
  • How a past Altadena wildfire appears in a story on returns
  • How far did last year’s LA wildfires reach into Altadena?

Today's riddle: I’m trying to think of a new cloud joke. 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Cool with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 62 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Monday: Windy with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 67, low: 49.
  • Tuesday: Windy with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 71 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Column: Finding grace in a Pasadena pastor's Christmas loan to a friend (pasadenastarnews.com) — Altadena’s St. Mark’s Episcopal congregation, displaced by the Eaton fire, is celebrating Christmas from a temporary home in Eagle Rock while looking toward an eventual return to Altadena. A Pasadena pastor’s simple loan of a cherished vestment becomes a moving symbol of regional faith communities supporting one another through loss, recovery, and the holiday season.
   

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2. Why your holiday gift returns might go to a landfill and what you can do about it (channel3000.com) — Altadena appears here in Associated Press photos documenting the January 2025 Eaton Fire, including images of evacuations and fire damage in the community. The main story explains how holiday gift returns often end up in landfills and what shoppers can do to cut waste and emissions. It offers practical tips on reducing returns, choosing in‑store options, and understanding environmental impacts.
   

3. Miles Teller Shows Off a Major ‘Green Flag' With a Thoughtful Christmas Gift for His Wife a Year After the Los Angeles Wildfires (sheknows.com) — Altadena is mentioned as one of the Los Angeles County communities hit hard in last January’s Palisades and Eaton fires, which destroyed thousands of homes. Against that backdrop, the piece focuses on actor Miles Teller’s thoughtful Christmas gift to his wife: a recreated wedding dress lost when their Pacific Palisades home burned, and how the couple has coped since.
   

4. 2025 highlights: Historic elections, social movements and global shifts (afro.com) — Altadena, Calif. figures prominently in this 2025 year-in-review through coverage of the devastating Eaton Fire and the creation of the Altadena Rebuild Coalition to help residents rebuild thousands of destroyed homes. The piece then widens out to national political battles, civil rights lawsuits, historic elections, and other milestones affecting Black communities across the country.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Altadena

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    Friday January 2
  • Ice House Comedy: Laugh Bombs
    Ice House Comedy Club , 24 N Mentor Ave , Pasadena
    9:30 pm
    • Saturday January 3
  • Ice House Comedy: The Twin New Year Show (chinese show)
    Ice House Comedy Club , 24 N Mentor Ave , Pasadena
    7:30 pm
  • Ice House Comedy: The Twin New Year Show (English Show)
    Ice House Comedy Club , 24 N Mentor Ave , Pasadena
    9:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Report of police activity in Los Angeles, California.
    10:26PM on Dec 26: Nextdoor user reports police activity, ambulances, and police helicopter near Saticoy St. and Vineland Ave. at 10:10 PM on Friday,… (Nextdoor )
  • I am sure everyone is aware of ATT's recent installation of fiber optic cables.
    They have sent teams door to door selling fiber optic internet. Very tempting after years of Spectrum. I bought in for a plan, at $55/month. Install… (Nextdoor Mariposa Ranch)
  • Fuller Theological Seminary posted a job opening for Director of Assessment Services - FPFS in Pasadena. Apply here.
  • Cava posted a job opening for Grill Cook in Pasadena. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Altadena here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

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