"Johnson said yes. A 550-pound black bear was still wedged in the crawl space under his Altadena home, as it had been since Sunday, giving him his 15 minutes of unwanted fame. The homeowner, who lives across from the canyon where the devastating Eaton fire sparked in January, is no stranger to bears. Residents say Altadena's bear problem has been escalating for years."
"He'd done nothing but talk to the media and prepare since his Ring camera captured the bear moving in, he said. Johnson had hoped that running noisy appliances - the dishwasher and the laundry spin cycle - would scare the bear away, but all the noise managed to do was frighten his cat. The last time the bear left was Sunday, he said, to rifle through his trash cans for 20 minutes before returning to the crawl space."
A 550-pound male black bear became wedged in a crawl space under an Altadena home and remained there for days. The homeowner encountered neighbors and media, prepared sandbags and a trash can to block the entrance, and attempted to scare the bear with noisy appliances, which only frightened his cat. The bear has been observed repeatedly in the neighborhood, with residents reporting an escalating bear problem near the canyon where the Eaton fire started. The bear, tagged 2120 by California Department of Fish and Wildlife, had been relocated previously and returned to the area. Residents express concern about trash access and limited wildlife management solutions.
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