🌱 Patch AM: How new wildfire insurance rules could change life for Altadena homeowners

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In today's newsletter:

• How new wildfire insurance rules could change life for Altadena homeowners
• How Altadena's 2025 fires shaped Empress Of's powerful new album

Also on today's calendar: Pasadena Chalk Festival.

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.
• Monday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 81, low: 63.
• Tuesday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• California home insurance is about to see a major overhaul (sfchronicle.com) — Altadena homeowners hit by the 2025 Eaton Fire's smoke damage are at the center of new California laws that will standardize how insurers test and clean wildfire-contaminated homes. The measures could shape what Altadenans pay for coverage and how quickly they can safely return after future fires, though they won't retroactively fix current disputes with insurers.
   

• Empress Of, 'Dream House' (floodmagazine.com) — Altadena's 2025 fires, which destroyed Empress Of's family home, are the emotional backdrop for her new album Dream House, a synth-pop exploration of rebuilding after loss. The review describes how real reconstruction sounds, family voices, and nature recordings shape a hopeful, immersive portrait of healing that may resonate with locals who remember those fires firsthand.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Altadena

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Saturday September 26
• Pasadena Chalk Festival →
  Brookside Park, 480 N Arroyo Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 91103
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday September 20
• Salastina →
  Barrett Hall at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music, 100 North Hill Avenue, Pasadena
  3:00 pm
• Main Series 1: Hidden in Plain Sight →
  Pasadena CA
  3:00 pm
• Antique Lernik →
  AGBU PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, 2495 East Mountain Street, Pasadena
  7:00 pm
Monday September 21
• Club Wealth - Two Events One Day! →
  PFAR: Pasadena-Foothills Association of REALTORS, 1070 East Green Street, Pasadena
• Open Monday →
  Kidspace Children's Museum, 480 N. Arroyo Blvd., Pasadena
  10:00 am
• Rental Registration Walk-in Session
  Victory Park Recreation Center, 2575 Paloma St, Pasadena
  2:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Toddler Tuesday →
  Kidspace Children's Museum, 480 N. Arroyo Blvd., Pasadena
  10:00 am
Wednesday September 23
• Brookside Park Stormwater Capture Project Community Outreach Event
  La Casita del Arroyo, 177 S Arroyo Blvd, Pasadena
  5:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• GATE: New Parent Orientation
  La Canada Unified, 4490 Cornishon Ave, La Ca f1ada Flintridge
  6:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Altadena Libraries' Mobile Library →
  Kidspace Children's Museum, 480 N. Arroyo Blvd., Pasadena
  1:30 pm
Saturday September 26
• Pasadena Chalk Festival →
  Kidspace Children's Museum, 480 N. Arroyo Blvd., Pasadena

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A very big THANK YOU to our neighbors M/M Sinclair who dropped off a generous donation check at our distribution hub earlier this week in support of Altadena Meals on Wheels Friday sweet treats!
  I'm sorry that I missed meeting you as I was out on a delivery run, but please know that AMOW and the meal recipients are extremely grateful for your… (Nextdoor Central Altadena)

• Panda Restaurant Group posted a job opening for Cook (P1-1383708-2) in Altadena. Apply here.
• Pasadena Unified School District posted a job opening for Coach - Head Track Coach in Pasadena. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Altadena here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pasadena

• Volunteers to Clear Trash From Pasadena's Arroyo Seco on Coastal Cleanup Day Saturday (pasadenanow.com)
• Fire Department Swaps Aging Medications With Huntington Hospital Pharmacy (pasadenanow.com)
• Pasadena IT Support Provider Explains How to Reduce Helpdesk Tickets and Risk (rivertonjournal.com)

San Marino

• Boone Has Played a 'Starring Role' in the Local Arts Community (outlooknewspapers.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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