Cheeseburger Week Postponed to February 23 to March 1. Cheeseburger Challenge, Special Meals and Deals Will Remain Part of Cheeseburger Week.

Starting Tuesday, January 21 at noon, eight new locations will begin distributing free  PPE , including proper respirators, gloves, long-sleeved shirts, long pants, shoes and socks, and goggles. The Pasadena Public Health Department emphasizes that respirators must be obtained in a size that can be tightened over the mouth and nose with a snug seal to the face.

“Pasadena Public Health Department recommends residents at risk of health impacts from the air quality, including older adults, children, people with disabilities, people with underlying health conditions, or people who are immunocompromised, wear respirators,” the department stated. Those with heart or lung disease should consult their doctors before using respirators or working around ashes.

4. Eaton Fire Local Health Emergency
Ensure vulnerable community members like low-income and immigrant workers working in post-disaster
recovery/cleanup know about safety and have access to personal protective equipment (PPE).1
Nonprofit Worksafe has been tracking alleged labor violations during wildfires across the state. “This is one of
the most dangerous kinds of situations that a worker can be in.” When a wildfire burns through a neighborhood,
the low-wage immigrants who work there lose jobs they rely on. Sometimes, they’re recruited into new jobs that
could jeopardize their health and safety.2
In the course of Climate Resolve’s research, it became apparent that vulnerable members of the community –
people who work as caretakers, day laborers, farm hands, landscape specialists and housekeepers – were
neglected during the Woolsey, Hill and Thomas fires.3
“I cleaned all the ash out of certain properties,” [Socorro] says. Socorro is one of dozens of domestic workers
across California who’ve shoveled wildfire ash out of houses [after the Tubbs fire]. Wildfire ash can be toxic, but
a previous KALW investigation4 found that many domestic workers are not provided with masks, gloves, or
other safety gear by their employers. [Socorro] remembers her head throbbing as she worked; at one point, her
nose started bleeding. When the job was over, she says her doctor prescribed her an inhaler to treat the
respiratory problems she developed.5
…domestic workers who participated in cleanups [after the Tubbs fire]…. ended up breaking out in rashes, and a
couple people had respiratory issues and had to go to hospital.6
Cal/OShlA has investigated a range of safety violations during wildfire cleanups over the past few years,
including workers who cleaned burnt or damaged homes.7
According to IDEPSCA8, domestic workers described deep-cleaning homes in Malibu [after the Woolsey Fire]
often without masks, gloves or other basic safety gear.
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Pasadena City Council Special Meeting
January 17,2025
4. Eaton Fire Local Health Emergency
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Item 4

After the devastation from the Eaton fire, Pasadena issued a do not drink water notice below.  Since then the water was deemed safe to drink but without any test results being released to the public as promised by city officials, there was only “assurances” that the water was safe to drink.  Was there any testing of the lines between the 7th and the 13th?  Where was the water tested?  And is the testing continuing and when and where are those results being posted?  For transparency those results should be made available, as we are community who’s water, air and soil has been compromised, and need the assurances from city officials with the science to back it up that the air and water are safe, then focus on the long term road to recovery.

Last updated – 12/08/14
Date: 1/8/2025
UNSAFE WATER ALERT
Este aviso contiene informacion muy importante sobre su agua potable. Para una copia en español,
favor de llamar al Pasadena W&P: (626) 744-4138
Eaton Fire Evacuated Areas of Pasadena Water and Power water system
is potentially impacted with debris and elevated turbidity
DO NOT DRINK YOUR WATER IN THE EVACUATED AREAS
Failure to follow this advisory could result in illness
Debris and elevated turbidity from the Eaton Fire potentially impacted Pasadena Water and Power’s
(PWP) drinking water system in the Eaton Fire evacuated areas. The State Water Resources Control
Board, Pasadena Public Health Department, and Pasadena Water and Power Water System are
advising residents of Pasadena to NOT USE THE TAP WATER FOR DRINKING AND COOKING IN
THE IMPACTED AREAS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
What should I do?
• DO NOT DRINK YOUR TAP WATER—USE ONLY BOTTLED WATER. Bottled water should be
used for all drinking (including baby formula and juice), brushing teeth, washing dishes, making ice
and food preparation until further notice. This also applies to pets and domestic animals.
• DO NOT TRY AND TREAT THE WATER YOURSELF. Boiling, freezing, filtering, adding chlorine
or other disinfectants, or letting water stand will not make the water safe.
We will inform you when tests show that the water is safe again. Expected timeframe for
resolution is unknown and dependent on evolving fire, wind, and related conditions.
For more information call:
Pasadena Water and Power 24-Hour Emergency Line (626) 744-4138
Jack Miyamoto, Water Quality Manager (626) 744-3704
Pasadena Water and Power
Pasadena Public Health Department Main Line (626) 744-6004
Chi Diep, District Engineer (818) 551-2016
State Water Resources Control Board
State Water Resources Control Board Main Line (818) 551-2004
This notice is being sent to you by Pasadena Water and Power. California Public Water System ID # 1910124
Date Distributed: 1/8/2025
Please share this information with all other people who receive this water, especially those who
may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes,
schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing
copies by hand.

Taken from an email sent out by councilmember Tyron Hampton.

This is verbatim per the email sent.

While this make sense on the surface and some may be in favor, is now the time to create more disruption?  Or is this a way to build better?  There are pros and cons I am sure and many who are lifelong Altadena residents would be vehemently opposed to this idea, while others who are dealing with the issues mentioned in the email, would be open to the idea.

The issue would remain that the threat and proximity to the mountains and the intensifying climate conditions will persist.

Beginning of email sent to those who subscribe to Councilmember Hampton’s email on January 16, 2025

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Tyron Hampton City Council First District

Many have been to refer to the aftermath of one of the worse disasters in American history and what we will be facing as “The Catastrophe after the Catastrophe”

From the water to the soil to the air, the cleanup complexity with countless hazardous toxins in the environment being released during the fire and afterwards.

There are so many aspects of this that if not handled properly could impact the health of millions.

One example was the compromised water wells for Pasadena, as the fire raged on the City of Pasadena Water and Power (PWP) issued a DO NOT DRINK for the water.

Under no circumstance should the water be consumed. Then a day or two later the water was deemed ok to use for bathing and washing dishes, then a day or two later it was apparently back only through the work of PWP the systems came back online and the water was tested and found to be drinkable again.

But, the test results as promised by city officials had not been released.  Residents of Pasadena should demand from the city that those results be posted.

What results are available and when the test had been conducted. Also results for testing prior to Jan 7, 2025.

A full account of the damage to the water supply should also be demanded.

The other concern is that related to the water in the lines, was that ok to consume or was that compromised as well?

Pasadena serves a large number of water customers and many are still drinking bottled water, while some are still under the DO NOT DRINK WATER advisory.

When and if the city releases the results of the water testing, that is the question.  After requesting the results several times and having the GM and the parties responsible copied, they have not responded.

I will keep trying, but it is disappointing that what was promised was not made available.   There are many questions as to how things have been handled.