El Patron owner Maggie Cortez greets customer Maude Sutherland as she reopens her Mexican restaurant in Altadena on Monday, March 17, 2025 after being closed since the Eaton fire. Wearing her ...

Two months after the Eaton Fire, a popular Mexican restaurant is once again serving up margaritas and tacos in Altadena. Owner Maggie Cortez told KNX News’ Karen Adams that El Patron wasn’t ...

Tucked into a corner of Altadena Triangle Park is a bright spot in an area where blackened, ruined piles of what used to be Altadena businesses still stand. The Eaton Fire did not consume El Patrón ...

A customer leaves El Patron with a take out order as the Mexican restaurant in Altadena reopens on Monday, March 17, 2025 after being closed since the Eaton fire. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz ...