‘Unbearable’ bear holed up under Altadena home finally takes off – 6 weeks later

For over six weeks, Ken Johnson had an unexpected and unwanted housemate– a 550-pound male bear.

But with the assistance of the Lake Tahoe BEAR League, the animal finally exited from under Johnson’s house on Tuesday, Jan. 6, much to the homeowner’s relief.

After several unsuccessful attempts by Johnson and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to drive the bear out by using scented lures and loud noises, the BEAR League fired off paintball guns to irritate the bear, who...