Anyone feel comfortable sharing who they ended up going with to represent them in the mass tort against so cal edison?
Curious why you chose them and how the expereience in general has been thus far.
To some degree it feels like there is no clear way of making a decision between firms for the most part.
Hope everyone is doing as well as they can considering how awful the last year and a half has been.
My friend lost his house in the altadena fire . I’ve known him since he was 15 years old. He called me and said he needed my help to rebuild . No we’re doing 4 houses in altadena , two of which are modular IT Vista Homes and Two which are traditional wood framed homes .
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Like many others, my wife and I lost our house in Pasadena to the Eaton Fire. My wife and I are in our 80s and we are only now getting serious about rebuilding. One general topic that has been very difficult for us to get consistent and reliable answers to--including from professional contractors and architects we've spoken to--is how much bigger can we rebuild our house and what are the related property tax (and other) consequences.
(1) How will the existing size of our home that burned down be calculated? This one question affects the others below. Our home was built in the 50s and tax records say it was 1700 sq. ft. But about 60 years ago, the prior owners added a 400 sq. ft. room, which we believe was unpermitted. We have photos that prove this and also google earth images show the room from above. So is our "base" 1700 or 2100?
(2) Assuming our base is sq. ft. is 1700, how much larger can we rebuild and still keep our existing property tax bill (which is really low since we bought decades ago)? Is that limit the 10% we keep hearing about? So we can go up to 1870 without paying more in property tax?
(3) What happens if we exceed 10%? Suppose we build a 2200 sq ft home. (a) How would our property tax be calculated then? Treated like a new 2200 home or extra tax only on the difference between 2200-1700 (or 2200-1870)? (b) I think this would also mean that it's no longer a "like-for-like rebuild" but what are the real-life practical implications/downsides of that?
Thank you!
The Altadena community garden is in the process of rebuilding. They need lots of help with mulching the walkways.
Help needed from volunteers on 5/23 to make this a success. A few hours from you will help a lot. 🙏🏽
This is a County Master Gardeners coordinated event. See contact details below.
Contact Name: Jessica Yarger
Contact Email: jayarger@ucanr.edu
Address: 587 W Palm St, Altadena, CA 91001
Addl Info: The garden is located on the corner of Lincoln Ave and W. Palm. The entrance to the parking lot is on Palm. Please park outside the garden gate as there maybe lots of volunteers.
Coordinate with us for more info if you are interested in helping.
We just started our rebuild and county did the first inspection. They are requiring solar panels to be installed and Fire Sprinklers, apparently it’s a requirement. Does anyone know if there is a way to opt out of this? Any solar and fire sprinkler company suggestions will also be appreciated.
Looking to hire a displaced Eaton Fire survivor through the Fire Resilient Program from the Department of Economic Opportunity.
The role would involve helping with social media posting and community outreach for our rebuilding/community efforts.
Flexible and can mostly be done from home.
Pay is $25/hour.
If interested, feel free to message me or send over your resume. Happy to share more details.
Hi I am assisting someone with a rebuild and they want to use Foothill Catalog design, which I am assumed are already pre-approved by the county (i.e. planning & B&S departments). Has anyone used their service? If yes, how did the process work, looks like you book a consultation, I am assuming there is a financial transaction that occurs after the initial consultation at which point they take your info and provide you with blueprints and engineering calculations that you take to the city to submit? & since these are supposed to be pre-approved designs assume the planning and building and safety department just approves them to issue permit? Appreciate the input from the community!
Hi Everyone! I’ve got 4 spots available for the game at Honda Center this Thursday, May 14th.
Recent health appointments have made it impossible for us to make it, so I've had to make the hard choice to let these go. I’d love for them to go to real fans who will enjoy the game at a fair cost.
I’m flexible if you need one, two, three, or all four, and I can transfer them individually. Please reach out if you're interested.
Thank you! 🏒🦆🧡
Not too long after the fire, Google updated the satellite imagery to reflect the fire and thousands of lost structures. Now it's back to pre-fire images of houses and businesses that are no longer there. Why?
Armory Center for the Arts has 5 spots left for a one-afternoon workshop this Saturday, May 16.
Email Armory Studio Director Jocelyn Casas at jcasas@armoryarts.org to reserve your spot. Spaces are first-come, first-served. There is no tuition or materials fee for these 5 fire-people spots. Here’s more about the workshop and the instructor: http://armoryarts.org/calendar/2025/sunprints-and-storycloths-a-cyanotype-workshop
Hiiii! I’m a dental hygiene student on my last semester looking for patients who haven’t had a cleaning in 7-8+ years and can qualify for a DEEP cleaning for my exam!!
What do you get?
-Dental exams with a dentist, x-rays, cleaning/deep cleaning with local anesthesia (if needed), polishing, fluoride, varnish, informative oral hygiene instruction with free dental aids and many more services! Only $20!
**Appointments are 2-3 hours long. Multiple appointments MAY be required to complete the treatment**
Location: Pasadena City College Dental Hygiene Clinic
Looking for those available for Monday: 8:30am.
- If you’re free to come tomorrow (5/11/26) in the morning, the appointment fee will be waived! :-)
Please message me if you’re interested!
Is the trailhead to Millard Canyon off Canyon Crest still closed? Having trouble finding information. Thanks!
Has anyone been selected for the mass test case against SCE via Bellweather Trial?
They blew past my No Trespassing sign to check out equipment behind a fence in the back of my yard. Holliston/Calaveras área, May 6.
As y'all might guess, I'm being canceled. Any recommendations for a local agent who has helped you solve coverage going forward?