Thursday, February 28th, 2008

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February 28, 2008

Altadena Sex Offenders Controversy

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Lots of news about the group home in the Meadows section of Altadena…

Frank Girardot: High time to fix the system
San Gabriel Valley Tribune – West Covina,CA,USA
It should come as little surprise that folks in Altadena don’t think a group home for sex offenders makes their neighborhood of $500000 homes desirable. …
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News Raw Inside: Feb. 27, 2008
KNBC.com – Los Angeles,CA,USA
27, 2008 Residents in Altadena are dema… Comfort Women Demand Apology Colleen Williams Reports A Fullerton congressman seeks . …
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6 child sex offenders living together
abc7.com – Los Angeles,CA,USA
ALTADENA (KABC) — Some residents in Altadena are furious after learning that six violent child sex offenders are living in their neighborhood, …
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February 28, 2008

Old Wamu Building in Altadena Burns

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Saw this on my way to work this morning…thought the building was building demolished (finally), but not, fire did the work and the fire crew was still there. Remains were still smoldering and the air was fragrant with the smell of char. Don’t know any other details. Old wamu building burns

Fire crews at the old Wamu

Here’s the story as the Star News reported:

Fire ravages empty structure

Article Launched: 02/28/2008 07:35:21 AM PST

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if(requestedWidth > 0){ document.getElementById(‘articleViewerGroup’).style.width = requestedWidth + “px”; document.getElementById(‘articleViewerGroup’).style.margin = “0px 0px 10px 10px”; } ALTADENA – Firefighter crews battled for more than three hours this morning to extinguish a blaze at an abandoned building, officials said.The fire started just after midnight at the vacant Washington Mutual bank in the 2200 block of Lake Avenue.

Firefighters doused the flames at about 4 a.m.

A homeless man who was living inside the abandoned building was treated for smoke inhalation, Los Angeles County Fire Department officials said.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.