WEBVTT 1 00:00:22.320 --> 00:00:23.399 KFI mo Kelly. 2 00:00:23.839 --> 00:00:27.399 We're live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app and we're still 3 00:00:27.440 --> 00:00:30.839 going through this, but we're still going through it together. Yes, 4 00:00:30.920 --> 00:00:34.520 we are following the Riverside County fire and how that 5 00:00:34.719 --> 00:00:37.280 is not out of control but is just getting to 6 00:00:37.320 --> 00:00:41.679 the point of a high level of concern. We're continuing 7 00:00:41.719 --> 00:00:44.479 to follow what has been happening obviously with the Palisades 8 00:00:44.520 --> 00:00:49.399 fire and the Eaton Canyon Valley Eating Canyon fire, so 9 00:00:49.479 --> 00:00:52.520 many things to cover, but also there is a degree 10 00:00:52.520 --> 00:00:56.200 of progression. There are the fires which are still burning. 11 00:00:57.280 --> 00:01:01.439 There are the people who have been evacuated and displaced, 12 00:01:02.079 --> 00:01:05.159 and there are people who've lost their homes and now 13 00:01:05.239 --> 00:01:09.799 in the process of trying to figure out what is next. 14 00:01:10.280 --> 00:01:11.920 And that's part of the reason of what we're doing 15 00:01:11.959 --> 00:01:15.519 tonight is making sure that people listening know what is 16 00:01:15.640 --> 00:01:19.159 next as far as home insurance, what type of claims 17 00:01:19.680 --> 00:01:22.359 need to be filed, what type of help that you 18 00:01:22.400 --> 00:01:26.560 can request from the federal government and FEMA, where you 19 00:01:26.599 --> 00:01:29.920 can go to get goods and services in the short term. 20 00:01:30.079 --> 00:01:32.760 We're going to discuss all of that tonight, and also 21 00:01:32.760 --> 00:01:35.120 we're going to drill down on some of these communities 22 00:01:35.480 --> 00:01:38.840 where people need help right where they are. I'm talking 23 00:01:38.840 --> 00:01:43.040 about Alta, Data, I'm talking about Sierra Madre, talking about Easpasadata, 24 00:01:43.400 --> 00:01:47.079 all these places. What if you're not from California, you 25 00:01:47.239 --> 00:01:49.799 may not even know about them, but we know them 26 00:01:49.840 --> 00:01:51.159 and we love them. We're going to make sure that 27 00:01:51.200 --> 00:01:55.519 they are taken care of. Yes, we heard that that 28 00:01:55.719 --> 00:01:58.719 press conference earlier today. Will have audio from the morning 29 00:01:58.760 --> 00:02:02.040 press conference which gave us an update on a variety 30 00:02:02.079 --> 00:02:04.400 of facilities and also the fires. 31 00:02:04.920 --> 00:02:06.319 But we're also going to play some. 32 00:02:06.400 --> 00:02:10.520 Audio back from La County District Attorney Nathan Hoffman as 33 00:02:10.520 --> 00:02:16.280 far as his I'll say, clamping down on looters and criminals, 34 00:02:16.319 --> 00:02:20.080 how they are trying to take advantage of this situation. 35 00:02:21.120 --> 00:02:23.479 And let me give a shout out to to Wallas Sharp, 36 00:02:23.520 --> 00:02:25.960 who's been going through it personally with this. He's been 37 00:02:26.039 --> 00:02:30.560 very public about his loss of house in Alta, Dina 38 00:02:30.639 --> 00:02:33.479 and now say this in addition, and I don't know 39 00:02:33.560 --> 00:02:34.120 if he knows this. 40 00:02:34.159 --> 00:02:35.520 I don't think we've ever talked about this. 41 00:02:36.360 --> 00:02:40.520 I know more about Altadena just because of my association 42 00:02:40.599 --> 00:02:44.960 with Taualla Sharp than anything else. I knew about some 43 00:02:45.120 --> 00:02:49.000 of the history, but not all of the history. Until 44 00:02:49.000 --> 00:02:51.599 I talk more with to Wallas Sharp about the history 45 00:02:51.639 --> 00:02:56.120 of the city of how it evolved and emerged as 46 00:02:56.159 --> 00:03:01.080 a place where predominantly originally African America could go because 47 00:03:01.120 --> 00:03:04.840 of redlining back in the late eighteen hundreds in the 48 00:03:04.879 --> 00:03:08.159 early nineteen hundreds. And we're going to get into that 49 00:03:08.280 --> 00:03:10.240 tonight on some level as far as the people who 50 00:03:10.240 --> 00:03:13.360 are in Altadena and the surrounding communities where they will 51 00:03:13.360 --> 00:03:15.159 need some help. In fact, I don't know if you 52 00:03:15.479 --> 00:03:19.439 heard this, Swalla, but Evan Lovett who does this series 53 00:03:19.599 --> 00:03:22.400 La in a Minute. You may see it on Instagram 54 00:03:22.520 --> 00:03:25.719 or his YouTube channel. He goes around La and he'll 55 00:03:25.719 --> 00:03:29.560 talk about the history of certain places and points and landmarks. 56 00:03:29.759 --> 00:03:33.520 It's always really informative. He makes it entertaining, but it's 57 00:03:33.560 --> 00:03:36.000 not literally in a Minute, but it's just a short 58 00:03:36.120 --> 00:03:39.919 vignette of different places and points of interest here in 59 00:03:39.960 --> 00:03:43.680 Los Angeles. And he recently did one on Alta Dina. 60 00:03:43.840 --> 00:03:45.159 I want to play it, and I would love to 61 00:03:45.159 --> 00:03:47.080 get your thoughts on the other side of it. 62 00:03:47.680 --> 00:03:49.479 La in a Minute, And this is an episode I 63 00:03:49.479 --> 00:03:51.439 wish I would have covered sooner. I want to talk 64 00:03:51.439 --> 00:03:55.120 about Alta Dina, a beautiful unincorporated community nestled in the 65 00:03:55.159 --> 00:03:58.719 foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, Altadena has a special history. 66 00:03:58.800 --> 00:04:01.439 Is a home for families teaking to escape LA's early 67 00:04:01.520 --> 00:04:04.639 racial barriers to build thriving communities, and it's also the 68 00:04:04.639 --> 00:04:08.719 home of the first land return to LA's indigenous peoples. Altadena, 69 00:04:09.000 --> 00:04:11.240 my heart truly goes out to you and your community. 70 00:04:11.599 --> 00:04:12.400 Let's get into it. 71 00:04:12.919 --> 00:04:17.000 Altadena is an independent, unique and charming neighborhood and also 72 00:04:17.040 --> 00:04:19.399 one of the most important neighborhoods in Los Angeles for 73 00:04:19.439 --> 00:04:23.800 African American history and culture. An unincorporated area in Los 74 00:04:23.800 --> 00:04:27.040 Angeles County, Altadena long served as a refuge for black 75 00:04:27.079 --> 00:04:29.319 families who were able to settle in the area, one 76 00:04:29.319 --> 00:04:32.600 of the few LA areas exempt from redlining and restrictive 77 00:04:32.600 --> 00:04:35.879 housing policy, The area itself was originally inhabited by the 78 00:04:35.879 --> 00:04:39.439 indigenous Hajamonga tribe before Spanish settlers arrived in the late 79 00:04:39.480 --> 00:04:42.439 eighteenth century. The land that would become Altadena was part 80 00:04:42.439 --> 00:04:45.800 of Rancho San Pasqual, a Mexican land grant established in 81 00:04:45.839 --> 00:04:49.600 eighteen thirty four. The land subsequently changed hands a few times, 82 00:04:49.600 --> 00:04:52.519 but its history as Altadena proper began in eighteen eighty, 83 00:04:52.680 --> 00:04:55.480 when brothers John and Frederick Woodbury purchased nine hundred and 84 00:04:55.519 --> 00:04:58.279 thirty seven acres, naming their portion of the land the 85 00:04:58.319 --> 00:05:02.319 Woodbury Ranch. Around the same time, in the nearby Fertile Foothills, 86 00:05:02.319 --> 00:05:05.079 a man named byron O Clark owned an orchard where 87 00:05:05.120 --> 00:05:07.759 he sold trees and plants, and he called his nursery 88 00:05:07.800 --> 00:05:11.319 the Altadena Nursery. That was the inspiration for the Woodbury 89 00:05:11.319 --> 00:05:14.600 brothers to subdivide their land and call it Alta Dina. 90 00:05:14.680 --> 00:05:17.920 The word Alta means upper and Spanish, and Dina referenced 91 00:05:17.959 --> 00:05:22.319 its higher elevation compared to nearby Pasadena. Development was initially 92 00:05:22.319 --> 00:05:25.279 slow due to an economic downturn in the late eighteen eighties, 93 00:05:25.560 --> 00:05:29.319 but with the construction of Fattiuslow's Mountain Railway connecting Los 94 00:05:29.319 --> 00:05:32.839 Angeles to Altadena and the mountains beyond, Altadena became a 95 00:05:32.879 --> 00:05:36.920 bona fide tourist destination. The newly sprouted community immediately began 96 00:05:36.959 --> 00:05:39.959 to attract millionaires from the east, including Andrew McNally, the 97 00:05:39.959 --> 00:05:43.720 printing magnate, and George gil Green, a patent medicine entrepreneur. 98 00:05:44.000 --> 00:05:47.720 The area's charms appealed to more millionaires including newspaper moguls 99 00:05:47.720 --> 00:05:51.199 William Scrips and William Kellogg, and author Zane Gray, who 100 00:05:51.279 --> 00:05:54.839 built mansions and formed what became Millionaire's Row on Mariposa 101 00:05:54.920 --> 00:05:58.439 near Santa Rosa Avenue. From there, Altadena was the beneficiary 102 00:05:58.439 --> 00:06:01.480 of the Great Migration, where many African Americans moved west 103 00:06:01.519 --> 00:06:04.959 to escape the Jim Crow South. Altadena's open spaces and 104 00:06:05.000 --> 00:06:09.240 relative affordability compared to neighboring Pasadena made it an attractive destination, 105 00:06:09.600 --> 00:06:12.360 and by the nineteen twenties, thirties, and forties, a vibrant 106 00:06:12.360 --> 00:06:15.759 black community had taken root, overcoming redlining and the restricting 107 00:06:15.800 --> 00:06:18.720 housing covenants to create a rich cultural and social network. 108 00:06:19.040 --> 00:06:23.079 Altadena developed a reputation as a haven for black professionals, educators, 109 00:06:23.120 --> 00:06:26.319 and creatives. Notable figures such as will It Beatrice Brown, 110 00:06:26.399 --> 00:06:28.480 the first black women in the United States to receive 111 00:06:28.480 --> 00:06:33.040 a commercial pilot's license, and artist Charles White called Altadena homes, 112 00:06:33.079 --> 00:06:35.839 cementing its status as a mecca in Los Angeles for 113 00:06:35.879 --> 00:06:41.199 African Americans. Essential institutions emerged, including churches like Altadena Baptist Church, 114 00:06:41.240 --> 00:06:44.519 community organizations, and cultural events that fostered a sense of 115 00:06:44.600 --> 00:06:46.560 togetherness and pride for everybody. 116 00:06:46.920 --> 00:06:47.720 The post World. 117 00:06:47.519 --> 00:06:51.199 War II era brought significant expansion to Altadena's economic growth, 118 00:06:51.199 --> 00:06:53.959 and GI benefits fueled a housing boom, filling most of 119 00:06:53.959 --> 00:06:57.959 Altadena's remaining open land, and by the nineteen fifties, Altadena's 120 00:06:57.959 --> 00:07:00.839 population was just under its current level of forty three thousand. 121 00:07:01.319 --> 00:07:04.199 Then that the area known as Alta Dina Meadows became 122 00:07:04.240 --> 00:07:06.879 one of the first middle class African American neighborhoods in 123 00:07:06.879 --> 00:07:12.360 the region and became an important site for African American leaders, activists, writers, performers, 124 00:07:12.399 --> 00:07:15.800 and visual artists to build a community and make professional connections. 125 00:07:15.959 --> 00:07:18.959 That legacy continues through today, including one of the definitive 126 00:07:19.040 --> 00:07:22.160 voices in LA's culinary scene, Mona Holmes, who was born 127 00:07:22.160 --> 00:07:26.519 in Altadena. As such, Altadena has been known for its diversity. 128 00:07:26.040 --> 00:07:27.439 And its strong sense of community. 129 00:07:27.639 --> 00:07:30.319 It's important to note also that Altadena is the final 130 00:07:30.360 --> 00:07:33.680 resting place of Owen Brown, an abolitionist in the last 131 00:07:33.720 --> 00:07:36.839 surviving participant in the eighteen to fifty nine Slaver vault 132 00:07:36.839 --> 00:07:40.000 on Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Perhaps more than anything to the 133 00:07:40.000 --> 00:07:43.000 outside world, Alta Dina is renowned for its natural beauty, 134 00:07:43.000 --> 00:07:46.399 including the multiple hiking trails that underlie the outdoor spirit 135 00:07:46.439 --> 00:07:50.000 of its community residents, and perhaps best incorporating that community 136 00:07:50.040 --> 00:07:53.040 spirit is the home of the original Christmas Tree Lane, 137 00:07:53.160 --> 00:07:56.360 a point seven mile stretch of Santa Rosa Avenue lined 138 00:07:56.360 --> 00:07:58.879 with diadr trees that has been a holiday attraction since 139 00:07:59.040 --> 00:08:03.199 nineteen twenty the oldest large scale outdoor Christmas lighting venue 140 00:08:03.240 --> 00:08:06.079 in the world, and in twenty twenty two, Altadena became 141 00:08:06.120 --> 00:08:08.560 the locale of the first land returned to the Tongva 142 00:08:08.600 --> 00:08:10.959 since the arrival of the Europeans in the Los Angeles 143 00:08:11.000 --> 00:08:14.240 Basin area after a resident donated her one acre property 144 00:08:14.439 --> 00:08:17.360 to the Tongva Conservancy, marking the first time in nearly 145 00:08:17.360 --> 00:08:19.560 two hundred years that the Tongva had had land in 146 00:08:19.600 --> 00:08:23.240 Los Angeles County. However, this vibrant community now faces a 147 00:08:23.279 --> 00:08:26.519 new and devastating challenge. In January twenty twenty five, the 148 00:08:26.600 --> 00:08:29.639 Eaton Fire erupted, fueled by Santa Ana winds gusting up 149 00:08:29.639 --> 00:08:32.000 to one hundred miles an hour, burning more than fifteen 150 00:08:32.039 --> 00:08:36.480 thousand acres and destroying over one thousand structures. Altadena will rebuild. 151 00:08:36.480 --> 00:08:38.759 Their community is too strong not to. But if you 152 00:08:38.799 --> 00:08:42.480 could give anything in the meantime, there are many resources online, 153 00:08:42.559 --> 00:08:45.679 but please donate money or open your doors to any 154 00:08:45.679 --> 00:08:48.679 families that have been displaced by these horrible fires. Da 155 00:08:48.759 --> 00:08:52.080 Dina is, after all, one of the most historic, beautiful, 156 00:08:52.559 --> 00:08:55.919 and culturally significant areas in all of Los Angeles. The 157 00:08:55.919 --> 00:08:58.320 story of Altadena is one of perseverance in the face 158 00:08:58.360 --> 00:09:02.519 of adversity, whether it's overcoming racial barriers, are battling natural disasters, 159 00:09:02.679 --> 00:09:04.799 and as the community looks to the future, it'll draw 160 00:09:04.840 --> 00:09:07.879 strength from that rich history and diverse population and work 161 00:09:07.919 --> 00:09:10.240 together to rebuild and reinforce the bonds that have made 162 00:09:10.240 --> 00:09:13.399 Altadena a unique environ place to call home. 163 00:09:13.720 --> 00:09:17.240 All right away, it's been a minute, Tuala, you know 164 00:09:17.279 --> 00:09:19.080 a little something about Altadena. How do you do? 165 00:09:20.559 --> 00:09:23.679 He did altadda justice? I mean, it is really really 166 00:09:23.799 --> 00:09:30.480 hard to hold back to tears because that's that's what 167 00:09:30.600 --> 00:09:33.039 we love about the city. That's what we love about 168 00:09:33.279 --> 00:09:36.799 where we live. It's why why you hear me every 169 00:09:36.799 --> 00:09:39.919 single time I get the opportunity to say something about 170 00:09:40.320 --> 00:09:44.000 the town, I'm always shouting out Dina because it is 171 00:09:44.039 --> 00:09:48.440 a small town in a large city where everyone is one. 172 00:09:49.000 --> 00:09:52.960 It's just just once removed from someone else, you know, 173 00:09:53.480 --> 00:09:57.360 someone's cousin, someone's brother, someone's uncle, mother's sister. You are 174 00:09:57.440 --> 00:10:03.639 connected in such a family way, and I swear the 175 00:10:04.720 --> 00:10:10.000 listening to this, it's unbearable to hear all of this 176 00:10:10.240 --> 00:10:14.519 rich history and to see it in its condition now. 177 00:10:14.600 --> 00:10:21.159 I was there today and it looks like it looks 178 00:10:21.200 --> 00:10:25.519 like what I imagine New Orleans look like after Katrina. That's 179 00:10:25.559 --> 00:10:29.120 the only way I can sum it up. Seeing sheriffs 180 00:10:29.360 --> 00:10:36.679 and National guardsmen blocking off every entryway to Altadena with 181 00:10:36.879 --> 00:10:42.120 tanks and rifles out and caution tape, and seeing just 182 00:10:42.159 --> 00:10:46.480 the devastation driving over the hill today. Normally I would 183 00:10:46.559 --> 00:10:50.039 love seeing all the green, and today it's all black. 184 00:10:50.639 --> 00:10:54.240 It's all black from the fire, and it is. It 185 00:10:54.320 --> 00:10:57.919 is the most unbearable feeling in the world to see 186 00:10:57.919 --> 00:10:59.679 that what. 187 00:10:59.720 --> 00:11:00.240 We call back. 188 00:11:00.279 --> 00:11:02.919 I'll be joined by Cynthia Mitchell Hurd, who is President 189 00:11:03.000 --> 00:11:06.279 and CEO at the Los Angeles Urban League all this week, 190 00:11:06.519 --> 00:11:09.360 starting today through Friday, nine am to nine pm. The 191 00:11:09.559 --> 00:11:12.600 LA Urban League, in partnership with New Revelation Church, is 192 00:11:12.639 --> 00:11:16.519 presently hosting a week long help center to provide relief 193 00:11:16.559 --> 00:11:20.799 for the victims of the catastrophic Eton fire in Altadena 194 00:11:20.879 --> 00:11:23.720 and New Revelation Baptist Church is located at eight five 195 00:11:23.879 --> 00:11:27.679 five North Orange Grove Boulevard in Pasadena. 196 00:11:28.000 --> 00:11:31.840 That is next you're listening to Later with Moe Kelly 197 00:11:31.960 --> 00:11:34.679 on demand from KFI AM six forty. 198 00:11:34.879 --> 00:11:37.559 And as we continue our coverage of the fires and 199 00:11:37.600 --> 00:11:40.720 their impact on southern California, I want to offer more 200 00:11:40.759 --> 00:11:45.039 helpful information to those who have been displaced and evacuated. 201 00:11:45.200 --> 00:11:48.679 The Los Angeles Urban League, in partnership with New Revelation Church, 202 00:11:49.000 --> 00:11:52.080 is presently hosting a week long help center to provide 203 00:11:52.240 --> 00:11:56.159 relief for the victims of the catastrophic Eaten fire in Altadena. 204 00:11:56.440 --> 00:11:59.879 The help center will offer essential supplies including water, blankets, 205 00:12:00.200 --> 00:12:03.919 hygiene products, clothing, gift cards, grab and go meals, and more, 206 00:12:04.200 --> 00:12:07.840 generously donated by local restaurants. It happens all this week, 207 00:12:07.960 --> 00:12:10.799 Monday through Friday from nine am to nine pm. Joining 208 00:12:10.799 --> 00:12:12.720 me right now on the line to tell us more 209 00:12:12.799 --> 00:12:16.360 is Cynthia Mitchell Heard, President and CEO at the Los 210 00:12:16.399 --> 00:12:19.240 Angeles Urban League, Miss Mitchell heard, thank you for coming 211 00:12:19.279 --> 00:12:19.759 on tonight. 212 00:12:19.759 --> 00:12:20.279 How are you? 213 00:12:20.879 --> 00:12:24.960 Oh my goodness, thank you so much for having me 214 00:12:25.360 --> 00:12:30.200 this evening. We're doing okay. There's a lot of devastation. 215 00:12:30.399 --> 00:12:32.720 There's a lot of hurt, and there's a lot of 216 00:12:32.759 --> 00:12:36.159 need in our communities. And so as we move forward 217 00:12:36.919 --> 00:12:41.240 to work together to bring back these families and to 218 00:12:41.279 --> 00:12:45.480 bring dignity back to these families, it's tough, and it's 219 00:12:45.519 --> 00:12:49.720 tough seeing our families that have absolutely nothing. 220 00:12:50.759 --> 00:12:52.399 What have you heard from people? 221 00:12:52.440 --> 00:12:54.360 What have they been telling you, what have they been 222 00:12:54.679 --> 00:12:57.679 expressing as far as their needs or that pain which 223 00:12:57.720 --> 00:13:00.559 you're referencing, Start with the pain. 224 00:13:01.279 --> 00:13:07.960 In some communities, people have lost absolutely everything. They have nothing. 225 00:13:08.559 --> 00:13:12.039 For many of these people in our communities, this was 226 00:13:12.080 --> 00:13:16.600 their retirement. This is where they raise their families. This 227 00:13:16.639 --> 00:13:20.399 is where the good times, the bad times, the American dream, 228 00:13:20.960 --> 00:13:26.159 this is where their legacy and then over a moment's time, 229 00:13:26.799 --> 00:13:32.000 it was all gone. We have white tears. We have 230 00:13:32.120 --> 00:13:37.039 spoken to people that I cannot tell you the hurt, 231 00:13:37.639 --> 00:13:41.039 the hurt. But yet and still there are people that 232 00:13:41.120 --> 00:13:45.279 I've spoken to and our team have spoken to that 233 00:13:45.360 --> 00:13:48.360 there's a sense of hope and that although they have 234 00:13:48.519 --> 00:13:51.840 lost everything, they look to the hills, they look to 235 00:13:51.879 --> 00:13:54.559 their faith, they look to their communities, and they look 236 00:13:54.639 --> 00:13:57.600 to the people that they love, and they realize that 237 00:13:57.759 --> 00:14:01.799 sometimes things are just things. But when you're given an 238 00:14:01.799 --> 00:14:05.960 opportunity to walk away with your life and to walk 239 00:14:06.000 --> 00:14:09.320 away with the people that you love, you can rebuild again. 240 00:14:09.799 --> 00:14:11.559 So that is a part of some of the hurt 241 00:14:11.639 --> 00:14:17.840 that we see. And you know, it's very, very difficult. 242 00:14:18.279 --> 00:14:21.399 You know, they need money to continue the grab and 243 00:14:21.440 --> 00:14:26.200 go meals here for the weekend and sell resources, resources, 244 00:14:26.320 --> 00:14:28.840 resources resources. 245 00:14:29.360 --> 00:14:32.840 You mentioned trying to rebuild again. But I know, and 246 00:14:32.879 --> 00:14:35.879 you know, of course for a lot of families, rebuilding 247 00:14:35.960 --> 00:14:38.440 scenes a long ways off. They're trying to get through 248 00:14:38.679 --> 00:14:42.720 right here, right now, this moment, this day, this week. 249 00:14:42.879 --> 00:14:44.919 And that's part of the reason why we're talking about 250 00:14:44.960 --> 00:14:48.159 what the Los Angeles Urban League is doing in partnership 251 00:14:48.159 --> 00:14:51.600 with the New Revelation Church to provide this help center, 252 00:14:51.639 --> 00:14:54.320 this week long help center. What was the first step 253 00:14:54.399 --> 00:14:56.799 in bringing this week long event together? 254 00:14:56.919 --> 00:14:58.200 How did it come about? 255 00:14:59.039 --> 00:15:07.639 Well, devastations, immediate deployment to the community. Pastor George Hurt 256 00:15:08.360 --> 00:15:14.840 activated through New Revelations, then called various Corporations, then called 257 00:15:15.039 --> 00:15:19.679 the Los Angeles Urban League. We then deployed other community 258 00:15:19.759 --> 00:15:24.799 partners such as special needs network such as she Ready, 259 00:15:25.360 --> 00:15:31.879 other corporations such as Coca Cola, Macy's, Edison, Starbucks, etc. 260 00:15:33.000 --> 00:15:38.600 That's what we do though, when we faced travesties in communities, 261 00:15:39.200 --> 00:15:43.440 we deploy, We bring in community, we bring in resources, 262 00:15:43.840 --> 00:15:46.879 and we bring in partnerships, and we bring it in 263 00:15:46.919 --> 00:15:50.559 as quickly as we possibly can. And so when he 264 00:15:50.799 --> 00:15:55.440 began to make the calls, we began to come to action. 265 00:15:56.360 --> 00:15:59.679 This is going to be a week long help center. 266 00:15:59.720 --> 00:16:03.440 It is open from nine am to nine pm. Can 267 00:16:03.480 --> 00:16:05.879 people just show up? Do they need to contact you 268 00:16:05.919 --> 00:16:06.519 in advance? 269 00:16:06.879 --> 00:16:07.080 How? 270 00:16:07.200 --> 00:16:09.639 Because I know someone is listening right now who wants 271 00:16:09.679 --> 00:16:12.240 to be part of this, who either wants to help 272 00:16:12.559 --> 00:16:16.639 or needs help. How can people other than just showing up? 273 00:16:16.879 --> 00:16:18.120 Is there anything they need to do? 274 00:16:18.840 --> 00:16:23.200 No, you just show up from nine to nine. There'll 275 00:16:23.240 --> 00:16:29.000 be food trucks here for food, There'll be resources available, water, blankets, 276 00:16:29.159 --> 00:16:35.519 hygiene products, clothing, gift cards, toys, items for youth, women's 277 00:16:35.600 --> 00:16:40.559 hygiene items. Just show up and get what you need. 278 00:16:41.120 --> 00:16:42.320 Come one, Come on. 279 00:16:43.080 --> 00:16:44.000 If you're just tuning in. 280 00:16:44.000 --> 00:16:47.279 My guest right now is the LA Urban League President 281 00:16:47.320 --> 00:16:51.639 and CEO, Cynthia Mitchell Hurd. We're talking all about this 282 00:16:51.840 --> 00:16:55.039 very important event. We're talking about the week long health Center, 283 00:16:55.320 --> 00:16:58.039 which is done in conjunction with the New Revelation Church 284 00:16:58.120 --> 00:17:01.639 to provide relief for the victims of this catastrophic eating 285 00:17:01.720 --> 00:17:05.000 fire in Altadena. We'll have more with Cynthia Mitchell Herd 286 00:17:05.000 --> 00:17:05.759 in just one moment. 287 00:17:06.160 --> 00:17:09.720 You're listening to later with Moe Kelly on demand from 288 00:17:09.839 --> 00:17:11.319 KFI AM six forty. 289 00:17:11.480 --> 00:17:14.000 I'm right in the middle of a very important conversation 290 00:17:14.359 --> 00:17:17.559 with Cynthia Mitchell Hurd, who is the president and CEO 291 00:17:17.680 --> 00:17:20.359 at the Los Angeles Urban League. And all this week 292 00:17:20.440 --> 00:17:23.240 Monday through Friday, from nine am to nine pm, the 293 00:17:23.400 --> 00:17:26.799 LA Urban League, in partnership with New Revelation Church, is 294 00:17:26.839 --> 00:17:30.400 presently hosting a week long health center to provide relief 295 00:17:30.440 --> 00:17:34.200 for the victims of the catastrophic Eating fire in Altadena. 296 00:17:34.240 --> 00:17:36.480 And Miss Mitchell heard, let me come back to you. 297 00:17:36.480 --> 00:17:39.759 You're not talking about this as an outsider. You're as 298 00:17:39.880 --> 00:17:43.119 someone who's from the neighborhood, the community. You went to 299 00:17:43.279 --> 00:17:48.279 USC You understand this LA landscape. How is this impacting 300 00:17:48.400 --> 00:17:51.119 you personally or emotionally. 301 00:17:51.119 --> 00:17:55.720 Well, emotionally, we've had friends and family that have totally 302 00:17:55.759 --> 00:17:59.599 been devastated and lost their homes. But more importantly, the 303 00:17:59.599 --> 00:18:04.759 community is family. Our communities are family, the Los Angeles 304 00:18:04.880 --> 00:18:08.319 Urban LAK, all of the communities by which we work 305 00:18:08.400 --> 00:18:13.359 with their family, and so this is absolutely something that 306 00:18:13.400 --> 00:18:17.000 we are completely invested in. You see, when our community hurts, 307 00:18:17.559 --> 00:18:21.000 we hurt, and so it is important for us to 308 00:18:21.039 --> 00:18:25.599 come together and to pull together a call to action immediately. 309 00:18:26.279 --> 00:18:30.720 As really we're right behind the first responders. We're there 310 00:18:30.839 --> 00:18:33.519 to we support the first responders, and we're there to 311 00:18:33.599 --> 00:18:34.880 support our communities. 312 00:18:35.599 --> 00:18:38.960 I know that there is an information gap, and I 313 00:18:39.000 --> 00:18:42.039 know with the communication gap when when you lose everything, 314 00:18:42.519 --> 00:18:45.079 a part of losing everything is losing the ability to 315 00:18:45.119 --> 00:18:48.119 connect with people, to watch the news and find out 316 00:18:48.160 --> 00:18:51.519 what's going on, or to hear conversations just like these. 317 00:18:51.559 --> 00:18:55.119 There is this information gap, and not everyone may be 318 00:18:55.240 --> 00:18:58.960 able to make it to you this week between nine 319 00:18:58.960 --> 00:19:02.440 am and nine pm. Has any discussion been had about 320 00:19:02.519 --> 00:19:06.119 either lengthening it or somehow providing it again in another 321 00:19:06.160 --> 00:19:08.799 location or maybe in conjunction with another church. 322 00:19:09.640 --> 00:19:12.039 Well, you know, we will go as long as we 323 00:19:12.200 --> 00:19:14.759 have to. And I'm happy you brought that point up 324 00:19:15.119 --> 00:19:19.160 because I'd like to appeal to local businesses and individuals 325 00:19:19.480 --> 00:19:23.920 for donations or assistance so that we can extend these 326 00:19:23.960 --> 00:19:29.680 efforts and emphasize really the importance of community solidarity and 327 00:19:29.880 --> 00:19:33.720 overcoming our challenges. But in order for us to do that, 328 00:19:33.799 --> 00:19:38.079 we need the assistance of corporations and businesses. I've named 329 00:19:38.119 --> 00:19:40.799 to use several businesses who stepped up to the plate, 330 00:19:41.160 --> 00:19:45.160 but we need many many more to call to support 331 00:19:45.519 --> 00:19:49.880 and to provide these resources, whether they be monetary or 332 00:19:49.920 --> 00:19:56.279 whether they be resource based water, toiletries, clothes. And then 333 00:19:56.359 --> 00:20:00.960 we moved to assistance such as our support with FEMA, 334 00:20:01.119 --> 00:20:04.960 such as our support with our insurance brokers and companies, 335 00:20:05.640 --> 00:20:09.920 our mental health providers coming out to support. But we 336 00:20:10.039 --> 00:20:11.839 know that we will be here and we will not 337 00:20:12.000 --> 00:20:15.920 go home until we're able to support the needs of 338 00:20:15.960 --> 00:20:20.119 the community. We are currently here in Altadena Pasadena, but 339 00:20:20.200 --> 00:20:23.880 we will also extend our services into the Palisades area 340 00:20:24.240 --> 00:20:26.960 and to those that need us. But for now, we 341 00:20:27.039 --> 00:20:32.079 are here in the Eaton Canyon fire in Altadena sor 342 00:20:32.160 --> 00:20:37.599 in Altadena, Pasadena and Sierra Madre. So again, to all 343 00:20:37.720 --> 00:20:40.759 of the corporations and to all of the businesses that 344 00:20:40.880 --> 00:20:45.279 are still standing here in the San Gabriel Valley, please 345 00:20:45.480 --> 00:20:50.720 please please extend yourselves to support these families that have 346 00:20:50.880 --> 00:20:51.799 lost everything. 347 00:20:52.440 --> 00:20:55.440 You mentioned something that I think has been under discussed 348 00:20:55.519 --> 00:20:59.079 but needs more light shone down upon it. You mentioned 349 00:20:59.119 --> 00:21:03.839 mental health in a tragedy of this magnitude, of this degree. 350 00:21:04.200 --> 00:21:07.759 Losing a house maybe one thing, and as adults, for example, 351 00:21:07.880 --> 00:21:10.880 we may better be able to understand it than maybe 352 00:21:10.880 --> 00:21:14.039 a child or maybe younger people. When we talk about 353 00:21:14.039 --> 00:21:18.359 the mental health aspect, are we including the younger people 354 00:21:18.720 --> 00:21:23.519 who obviously it's even more devastating for I would argue. 355 00:21:23.559 --> 00:21:29.480 Loss is a tragedy, and when we expect experienced loss 356 00:21:29.519 --> 00:21:33.400 in a family, often the children are the first to suffer. 357 00:21:34.440 --> 00:21:37.880 We as parents do all that we can to keep 358 00:21:37.920 --> 00:21:42.559 our children from this experience, but in this situation, it's 359 00:21:42.720 --> 00:21:46.200 very difficult. When these children have lost their school, they've 360 00:21:46.240 --> 00:21:50.880 lost some of their friends, They've lost their toys, their homes, 361 00:21:51.000 --> 00:21:55.599 their clothing, they're just their simple day living. They've lost 362 00:21:55.599 --> 00:21:59.400 it all in a matter of moments. You're absolutely correct. 363 00:21:59.480 --> 00:22:04.160 Mental health is key. We are working with the Department 364 00:22:04.200 --> 00:22:07.200 of Mental Health and we are currently working to see 365 00:22:07.279 --> 00:22:11.279 if we can have a mental health facilitator in liaison 366 00:22:11.400 --> 00:22:15.880 here on site to be able to support just exactly 367 00:22:15.960 --> 00:22:20.640 what you're saying, but trauma informed. When one has experienced 368 00:22:20.680 --> 00:22:23.720 this type of trauma. It is key that we treat 369 00:22:23.799 --> 00:22:27.519 not only the children, but we treat the entire family, 370 00:22:28.240 --> 00:22:31.119 and so yes, that is something that we are wanting 371 00:22:31.200 --> 00:22:35.279 to have here at New Revelations is a representative from 372 00:22:35.319 --> 00:22:37.240 the Department of Mental Health. Ms. 373 00:22:37.400 --> 00:22:37.920 Mitchell Hurt. 374 00:22:37.960 --> 00:22:40.839 Can I get you to hold on for just a moment, 375 00:22:40.839 --> 00:22:43.200 because there's so much more that I want to cover 376 00:22:43.319 --> 00:22:46.119 with you. There's so much more information that I want 377 00:22:46.119 --> 00:22:48.599 you to share with us, and the only way we 378 00:22:48.599 --> 00:22:51.559 can do that is to extend this conversation. So please, 379 00:22:51.599 --> 00:22:53.680 I want you to hold on for one more segment. 380 00:22:54.000 --> 00:22:58.400 It's mo Kelly. We're talking still about the fires, specifically 381 00:22:58.480 --> 00:23:01.880 in Oltadena, they Eat and Canon fire, and how people 382 00:23:01.920 --> 00:23:05.200 in that community are coming together to help one another. 383 00:23:05.240 --> 00:23:08.720 My guest right now is Cynthia Mitchell Hurd, President and 384 00:23:08.839 --> 00:23:12.559 CEO at the Los Angeles Urban League, and all this week, 385 00:23:12.599 --> 00:23:15.319 I mean all this week from nine am to nine 386 00:23:15.359 --> 00:23:19.119 pm Monday through Friday, the Los Angeles Urban League, in 387 00:23:19.240 --> 00:23:23.319 partnership with New Revelation Church, is presently hosting a week 388 00:23:23.359 --> 00:23:27.039 long help center to provide relief for the victims of 389 00:23:27.079 --> 00:23:31.160 the catastrophic Eating fire in Altadena. And what I mean 390 00:23:31.160 --> 00:23:36.920 by that, they're offering essential supplies including water, blankets, hygiene products, clothing, 391 00:23:37.359 --> 00:23:40.920 gift cards, grab and go meals and more. 392 00:23:41.079 --> 00:23:43.079 So we'll tell you more about that in just a moment. 393 00:23:43.720 --> 00:23:47.279 You're listening to Later with Moe Kelly on Demand from 394 00:23:47.400 --> 00:23:48.960 KFI AM six forty. 395 00:23:49.200 --> 00:23:51.839 And as we're continuing our coverage of the fires and 396 00:23:51.880 --> 00:23:57.039 their impact on southern California, we're drilling down on Altadena specifically, 397 00:23:57.440 --> 00:24:00.319 and I've been telling you about this week long e event. 398 00:24:00.599 --> 00:24:04.720 The Los Angeles Urban League, in partnership with New Revelation Church, 399 00:24:05.160 --> 00:24:09.240 is presently hosting the Help Center to provide relief for 400 00:24:09.319 --> 00:24:12.640 the victims of the catastrophic Eating fire in Altadena. I'm 401 00:24:12.680 --> 00:24:16.640