She Was Born Two Days Before the Altadena Fire Took Her Home
The New York Times••nation
Key Points:
- Robin Alvarenga De La Torre was born on January 5, 2025, just two days before the Eaton fire destroyed her family’s home in Altadena, where they had lived for over 40 years.
- The fire also destroyed her grandparents’ house on the same lot and the home across the street where her great-grandmother had lived for more than four decades.
- Robin’s parents, Lizbeth B. De La Torre and Javier Alvarenga, have spent the past year balancing the challenges of raising a newborn while coping with the loss and rebuilding after one of California’s most destructive fires.
- Key family milestones, such as contacting the insurance company, moving into temporary housing, and submitting rebuilding plans, have coinc
