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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 much will Altadena homeowners really pay for Edison undergrounding?
• Why Altadena fire survivors took their fight to Sacramento this week
• Pasadena peacock attack alarms neighbors in nearby Altadena, too

Also on today's calendar: Our Name Is Jonas Weezer Tribute and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Increasing clouds, with a high of 94 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Mostly sunny and warm, temps: high: 94, low: 70.
• Saturday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 95 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Frustrated Altadena leaders decry delays in FEMA funding to offset Edison undergrounding costs (pasadenastarnews.com) — Altadena homeowners face steep out-of-pocket costs as Southern California Edison's post‑Eaton Fire undergrounding moves ahead while key FEMA funding likely won't arrive until late 2027. Town Council members and county officials are pressing for more federal and state help, even as miles of new underground lines are built and residents weigh expensive private-property work and ongoing neighborhood disruption.
   

• Eaton Fire survivors protest in Sacramento for more aid (bigcountrynewsconnection.com) — Altadena Eaton Fire survivors traveled to Sacramento this week demanding $25 million in state CARE Fund support to rebuild homes and return displaced families. Speakers, including local teens and seniors, described repeated moves, lost pets, and inadequate insurance payouts while urging Gov. Newsom and Southern California Edison to do more for Altadena's long-term recovery.
   

• LA mailman caught attacking beloved neighborhood peacock as furious locals demand answers (pulptastic.com) — A Pasadena mailman is under investigation after video showed him repeatedly striking a well-known neighborhood white peacock, leaving the protected bird badly injured. The case has outraged residents in Pasadena and nearby Altadena, where free-roaming peacocks are common and legally protected, and the Humane Society is now probing possible animal-cruelty violations.
   

📸 Around Altadena

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Altadena

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• Just Like Heaven →
  Brookside Park, 360 N Arroyo Blvd, Pasadena
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday August 26
• Minimum Day - Dismissal @ 11:30 am
  Altadena Arts Magnet Pasadena, CA 91101
• Back to School Night 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
  Altadena Arts Magnet Pasadena, CA 91101
• Early Dismissal - Back To School Night
  Don Benito Fundamental School Pasadena, CA 91101
  8:45 am
• Blaze Dineout
  Hamilton Elementary School Pasadena, CA 91101
  4:00 pm
• Back To School Night
  Don Benito Fundamental School Pasadena, CA 91101
  5:30 pm
Saturday August 29
• Our Name Is Jonas Weezer Tribute →
  The Buccaneer, 70 W Sierra Madre Blvd, Sierra Madre
  8:30 pm
Saturday September 5
• Guns N Roses →
  Rose Bowl Stadium, 1001 Rose Bowl Dr, Pasadena
  6:25 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• FB: JV @ Filmore
  La Canada High La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011
  4:00 pm
• FB: Freshman @ Hoover
  La Canada High La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011
  4:00 pm
• Back to School Night
  Carver Elementary San Marino, CA 91108
  5:30 pm
• Pasadena Rental Housing Board (PRHB) Meeting
  City of Pasedena NW Programs City Hall - Council Chamber Room S249, 100 N Garfield Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• National Night Out for first responders in Altadena combined with Altadena Rotary at Loma Alta Park August 15, 2026 for our club's Summer Concert .
  Our first responders including Altadena Station LASD Deputies, Captain Marquez, Commander Hahnlein, LASD Reserves and Volunteers, Posse members,… (Nextdoor Farnsworth)

• The Stepping Stones Group, LLC posted a job opening for Paraprofessional / Educator in Altadena. Apply here.
• California Institute of Technology posted a job opening for Storeroom & Inventory Support Staff in Pasadena. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Altadena here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pasadena

• Meridian Acquires Pasadena Medical Office Building for $13.3M, Arranges Long-Term Huntington Health Lease (rebusinessonline.com)
• Mailman allegedly attacks, wounds a beloved white peacock in Pasadena (ocregister.com)
• Eating on Route 66: Enchiladas, prime rib and pastrami in the San Gabriel Valley (pasadenastarnews.com)

San Marino

• This Long Beach High School Ranked Among Top 50 In California (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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