It's the one year anniversary of the Station Fire, which was a pivotal time in the life of our community and this website.
During the course of the fire, we had many readers offering to support the work we do, as private citizens who were grateful for the information we provided. We were humbled and pleased to receive so much support, in terms of donations from you during our community's time of crisis.
People still ask how they can help support Altadenablog/Altadena Online, and there are several ways. One is to keep sending us your story ideas, news tips, pictures and video. One of the joys of doing this website is how many of you have embraced it as your own -- you are our field reporters, this has become a true community effort, and we are better for it.
Another is, if you run a local business, consider advertising with us. This is THE place to get your message to the Altadena market. We are locally owned and operated, do not get nor seek grant money, and operate totally out of pocket and what we get from our advertisers.
Another way -- which makes us very grateful -- is to hit the Paypal "tip jar" on the right-hand column. So many of you have contributed smaller amounts (and larger amounts) as you feel moved. Last year, your contributions enabled us to invest more in bandwidth and equipment (i.e. a better camera and video equipment), all going to improve our coverage. Your support makes us a better website, and we are grateful.
So please consider supporting your community website. We depend on you!
