I was evacuated from Altadena in the middle of the night on January 7th and haven't been back home since. It's mid-March and I went from a hotel to my Mother's house in New Jersey while I wait to hear when it will be safe to return. The house I lived in didn't burn down, but there is significant smoke damage and the water in all of Altadena is contaminated. The remediation process could take months more and no one really knows when Altadena will have safe water again. But L.A both East and West will rebuild and rise again. More on this later xx