When a long-standing Altadena sorority group was suddenly denied space to meet at the Altadena Community Center, that prompted Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger to put another county department in charge.

Now, the center is being re-imagined, with hopes that it can better live up to its name.

The county’s Aging & Disabilities Department, which ran the community center for several years, as well as the Altadena Senior Center, was replaced by the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA). The new department took over on Jan. 1, 2025, six days before the Eaton fire tore through the unincorporated county community, wiping out more than 9,000 structures and damaging 1,000 more.

Barger cited mismanagement by the Aging and Disabilities department, saying they went rogue d

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