The Altadena fire wiped out much of a historic black enclave in this picturesque town in the San Gabriel Valley.

Longer term, church leaders said that they aim to play pivotal roles in the rebuild-and-recovery effort that they hope can ...

Cindy Carcamo is a staff writer in Food for the Los Angeles Times. She most recently covered immigration issues as a Metro reporter and, before that, served as Arizona bureau chief and national ...