Keni “Arts” Davis has depicted many of Altadena’s changes with a paintbrush.

Adam Nagourney, a former Los Angeles bureau chief, writes about the disasters that left scars on Los Angeles and New York ...

Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master’s degree in broadcast journalism. He has ...