Jennifer Steele, 43, of Eaton, had a nearly two-hour drive to attend Friday's protest. She joined the Army when she was 19, deploying to Iraq. Her military career was cut short in her early 20s ...

The protest comes as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this week began the second phase of cleanup from the Eaton and Palisades fires, which destroyed more than 9,400 structures in Altadena ...