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As it recovers, Altadena looks to other wildfire-devastated communities that have replanted lawns, gardens, and green spaces with fire-resistant native species.

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As a principal engineer for the county’s Public Works Department, Klippel’s job is to try to stop catastrophic flows of mud, ...