Altadena's diverse history at risk as LA fires continue to burn
The destruction caused by the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles County, which has decimated more than 14,117 acres in the last week, ...
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Eaton Fire becomes second-most destructive wildfire in California history
The Eaton Fire, one of two major wildfires burning in the Southern California region, is now the second-most destructive ...
A storied Black community fears wildfires will claim its history
Altadena, the Los Angeles suburb leveled by the Eaton Fire, has a thriving Black community that bought homes in the civil ...
California Wildfires Likely To Be Among the Most Expensive in History, Costing Insurers Billions—Despite Revocation of 1,600 Home Insurance Policies
As multiple ferocious wildfires continued raging in and around Los Angeles, analysts have started to tally the preliminary ...
Effort underway to preserve Altadena's African American history
With a rich African American history, an effort is underway to preserve that legacy in Altadena, one of the areas hardest hit ...
'What America should look like:' loss in the Altadena fires, and a hard road to recovery
When fires swept through Altadena, in Los Angeles County, generational wealth and a place of opportunity for people of color, ...
Altadena had been a haven from California’s insurance nightmare. The L.A. fires could change that
How the victims rebuild their lives will now depend largely on California’s beleaguered home insurance market. Unlike many ...
What happened during the first weekend of the Eaton, Palisades fires in Southern California
Coverage of the fires ravaging Altadena, Malibu, Pacific Palisades and Pasadena, including stories about the devastation, ...
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Altadena has avoided California’s fire insurance hell. That won’t last.
Most residents of middle-class Altadena could get fire insurance, but that is likely to change as residents rebuild and face ...
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In Altadena, where many Black families became homeowners, displaced residents grapple with grief and uncertainty
The community has been a sanctuary for Black residents. Homeownership for African Americans in Altadena is about 81% — close ...
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Generations of Black families built their lives in Altadena. Then the Eaton Fire swept through LA
During the illegal and discriminatory practice of redlining, generations of Black families put down roots in Altadena where ...
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LA's Eaton Fire is one of the deadliest in California history
The Eaton Fire, that's devastated the Los Angeles area of Altadena, is now one of the deadliest fires in state history.