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Pasadena Independent Feb 03, 2025
The Rev. Al Sharpton. | Photo courtesy of AFGE/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
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The Rev. Al Sharpton is scheduled to be in Pasadena this week to lead a memorial service and rally for victims of the Los Angeles County wildfires that have claimed 29 lives and destroyed more than 16,000 structures.
Sharpton, a longtime civil rights advocate who leads the National Action Network, will appear Thursday at First AME Church, 1700 N. Raymond Ave., he announced Friday.
Ben Crump, an attorney representing relatives of several people killed in the blazes, will join Sharpton at the memorial service scheduled for noon Thursday that will also include Pastor Larry Campbell.
“The wildfires scourging Los Angeles these last few weeks have been a devastating humanitarian and natural disaster,” Sharpton said in a statement. “People have lost their homes, their memories, and ultimately their lives to this devastation, while some have sought to use this horrific event to score political points. This Thursday, I will join with attorney Crump to bring the community together to mourn those we have lost and galvanize them to recover, restore, and rebuild.”
The National Action Network noted a UCLA study that found Black residents of Altadena were disproportionately impacted by home losses in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire’s devastation of over 14,000 acres. The blaze began in Eaton Canyon on Jan. 7 amid a fierce windstorm and caused at least 17 deaths, destroyed 9,418 structures and damaged 1,073.
Parking restrictions phasing in
Pasadena’s parking restrictions suspended during the Eaton Fire gradually come back into effect throughout February, city officials said Friday.
Beginning Monday, restrictions will resume for street sweeping, oversized vehicles and the 72-hour limit for “vehicles that appear not to be moving,” according a city statement.
On Feb. 17, Preferential Parking Districts will be back in effect. Permits are required in these districts to legally park on the street, officials said.
The overnight parking restriction between 2 and 6 a.m. resumes March 1.
Pasadena residents impacted by the Eaton Fire soon will have the opportunity to apply for preferential parking and overnight parking permits, according to the city’s announcement. Officials must first verify permit applications’ homes were damaged or destroyed in the wildfire.
The Pasadena Department of Transportation website has permit applications.
Officials reminded the public that Parking Enforcement personnel will continue to issue citations in business districts and all safety related violations citywide, including “red flag” violations during fire weather warnings, parking near fire hydrants, red zone or no parking zones and blocking driveways.
