NBC Los Angeles23d
Altadena residents worry historic Black and minority neighborhoods will be lost after fire
But a drive through the charred neighborhoods around Altadena shows that the fires also burned through a remarkable haven for generations of Black families avoiding discriminatory housing ...
Los Angeles Times2d
Altadena’s Black population was shrinking even before the fires. What happens next?
The monthlong celebration will hold even more meaning this year for residents in Altadena’s historically Black neighborhoods. On Jan. 7, the Eaton fire devastated the unincorporated town north ...
Los Angeles Times6d
Altadena’s Black residents disproportionately hit by Eaton fire, UCLA study says
Of Altadena’s roughly 42,800 residents, only 18% are Black, down from 43% in 1980, according to census data. The median home value in Altadena from 2019 to 2023 was over more than $1 million and ...
Los Angeles Daily News6d
Altadena’s Black community is bearing brunt of Eaton fire, UCLA study finds
A new UCLA study found that the Eaton fire disproportionally impacted Altadena’s Black community and that systemic inequality and redlining contributed to fire vulnerability. The study ...
Pasadena Star-News4d
Teens are finding ways to help teens after fires: Enter Altadena Girls and Altadena Boys
When the Eaton fire struck, that became the reality for many teens in Altadena. Donation sites quickly filled up throughout neighboring towns like Pasadena and the rest of Los Angeles County ...
USA Today21d
'What America should look like:' loss in the Altadena fires, and a hard road to recovery
There was no official alert about the wildfire barreling toward the mountainous community of Altadena, California, Erion Taylor remembers. Instead, she got a text from her neighborhood group chat ...
Rolling Out4d
Brotherhood crusade launches wildfire relief for Altadena
Los Angeles — The Brotherhood Crusade has established the Wildfire Fund to Aid Altadena Residents to support California families affected by the devastating Eaton Fire in Altadena and Pasadena.
The Grio25d
Historic Black neighborhood of Altadena reduced to ashes in Los Angeles Wildfires
Amongst the thousands of acres set aflame by the Los Angeles wildfires, Altadena, a historically Black neighborhood, is left incinerated. Los Angeles County is engulfed in flames as a series of ...
NBC Bay Area24d
Altadena community mourns loss of historic Black neighborhoods to wildfires
Thousands of acres in Altadena have been destroyed in the Eaton Fire. Among them is the town's historically Black community. Over the past few days, residents have experienced multiple levels of ...
Eater20d
Altadena Bar Owner Drives Through Eaton Fire Disaster Zone to Help Survivors Determine If Their Homes Survived
Randy Clement, co-owner of Altadena’s Good Neighbor Bar, Everson Royce Bar, and Silverlake Wine, has been on a mission since the Eaton Fire ravaged the area. Clement, his wife and partner April ...
Pasadena Star-News10d
Pasadena Councilmember’s suggestion to annex Altadena stirs debate among recovery efforts
Altadena is back on Pasadena’s radar–and not in a way that many Altadenans would appreciate. Fiercely independent, quirky and undeniably unique, Altadena has always been content to chart its ...