Recovery Dashboard

Tracking the Community's Path to Recovery

What This Dashboard Is

This dashboard brings together data from 39 business interviews, qualitative assessments, and field observations to show how wildfire recovery is unfolding across Altadena, Pasadena, and surrounding neighborhoods. It is designed to answer one core question:

Who is recovering — who is not — and why?

Businesses Interviewed39

Data PeriodMarch–October 2025

Ownership Profile

Black-owned~80–85%

Women-owned~70–75%

Family/Multigenerational~35–40%

Business Models

Home-based / Mobile~45%

Often excluded from formal tracking

Brick-and-Mortar~55%

Storefronts & physical locations

Why This Matters

•Grounds funding decisions in lived reality
•Helps prevent long-term displacement
•Supports coordination instead of duplication
•Treats information as equity infrastructure

How to Use

For Funders

Target resources where recovery is stalling & design capital tools that match real constraints.

For Government

Identify structural barriers & measure corridor-level recovery.

For Community

Advocate with shared evidence & coordinate services.

Operational Status

Operating at some level~80–85%

Operating at reduced capacity~60–70%

Temporarily closed / relocated~10–20%

Key Drivers of Reduced Capacity

Smoke contamination
Loss of tools/equipment
Displacement from home-based workspace
Customer displacement
Mental health and caregiving strain

Bottom Line

Recovery moves at the speed of information. When data is fragmented, inequities deepen. When data is shared, grounded, and community-owned, it becomes a tool for protection, accountability, and collective rebuilding.