Latino workers find relief after LA, Altadena fires

For four years, Jose Maciel worked as a landscaper for homeowners in Pasadena.
Then, the Eaton fire in January erupted, destroying thousands of homes, including many he worked on, along with damaging one of his children’s schools, Eliot Arts Magnet Academy in Altadena.
While Maciel, his wife and two children didn’t lose their Pasadena home, he was one of many Latinos in the area who lost work opportunities because of the fires. Wanting to keep his family safe, he moved his famil