Supervisor Mitchell’s Statement on South Coast Air Quality Management District’s Recent Air Quality Reports for Altadena

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell who also serves on the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) board, provided the following statement in response to initial AQMD reports of air quality monitoring in areas affected by the recent wildfires shared at Friday February 7, 2025 ADMD public hearing:

“The impact of the recent wildfires requires targeted air quality monitoring for the areas most affected in addition to countywide monitoring to protect public health. South Coast Air Quality Management District is providing on-going updates from mobile monitoring in communities devastated by the wildfires, which can be found here: https://www.aqmd.gov/2025-wildfire-response

During today’s AQMD public meeting, we received updates from its recent mobile monitoring unit in Altadena. Although overall air toxic metals were reported within standard levels, there were localized spikes of methane in a few areas, most likely caused by gas leaks and this has been shared with SoCal Gas to address. We will pay close attention to ongoing mobile updates and as an AQMD board member, I will continue to push for transparent and accessible air quality data.”