Lisa Jacobs

1 month ago | sgvtribune.com | Lisa Jacobs

Imagine, years from now, driving north on Lake Avenue. As you near the town re-sprouting from the Eaton fire, you are greeted by the branch of a large overhanging oak tree. The majestic bough is shaped from impenetrable iron. Its signage beckons you to the new Altadena. And dangling, shimmering, gently tinkling in the wind are thousands of keys. These are the keys that once opened doors to rooms full of keepsakes. That signified a return to hearth, to home, to safety.

1 month ago | dailynews.com | Lisa Jacobs

​A pair of artists​ are forging hundreds of keys to doors of destroyed homes​. Their vision: An Eaton fire memorial Kate Sullivan and Nancy Larrew​, once strangers, bonded on social media over a vision of erecting a monument, made from keys, to the victims and survivors of the fire.

2 months ago | sgvtribune.com | Lisa Jacobs

The engagement ring’s life with the Miller family started – and almost ended – perilously close to the Earth. In October, 2012, the round-cut diamond dangled from Josh Miller’s shoelace as he kicked up dust along the trail to the Griffith Observatory with Jessica, his future betrothed. The sunset hike was the site of their first date four years earlier. The perfect place for a proposal. Securing the ring to his hiking boot meant Josh could bend down to lace up and already be on one knee.

2 months ago | dailynews.com | Lisa Jacobs

Jessica Miller holds her wedding band and engagement ring in front of the remains of her family’s home in Altadena, CA on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. She is also wearing the wedding ring she won as part of a jeweler drawing for fire victims. Much of the neighborhood was destroyed in the Eaton fire. Miller was able to recover the rings from the ashes.

2 months ago | dailybreeze.com | Lisa Jacobs

She lost her wedding ring in the Eaton fire. Here’s how she found ‘a needle in the haystack’ Jessica Miller thought her ring was gone for good after the Eaton fire tore through her and husband Josh's home. But they didn't give up the search.