Altadena, UCLA and Eaton fire

Altadena's Black residents disproportionally hit by Eaton fire, UCLA study says
Black residents of Altadena were more likely to have their homes damaged or destroyed by the Eaton fire and will have a harder financial road to recovery from the disaster, according to research released Tuesday by UCLA.
Altadena’s Black community bears 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, released on Tuesday,
Eaton Fire: Some Altadena residents say they feel ignored by the county
Victims of the Eaton Fire in Altadena say they're being overshadowed by residents in wealthier communities, like ones impacted by the Palisades Fire.
Eaton Fire disproportionately affected Black Altadena residents, UCLA study finds
A study published Tuesday by UCLA researchers indicates the Eaton Fire disproportionately affected Black residents in Altadena. The research comes from a new data brief from the UCLA Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies,
Altadena’s Black Catholic community ‘not walking away’ after Eaton Fire
Before the wildfire, Altadena had a Black population of 18% and a Black home ownership rate of more than 80%, about double the national average. The suburb grew in diversity following the Fair Housing Act of 1968, which banned racial discrimination in mortgage lending known as “redlining.”
UCLA report details Black residents disproportionately impacted by Eaton Fire in Altadena
Black residents of Altadena were disproportionately impacted by the Eaton Fire’s devastation, both in the concentration of households within the burn area and the percentage of homes that were destroyed or sustained major damage,
Supervisors aim to suspend state laws in Altadena that could speed higher-density housing after fire
Board also OK’d fire recovery funds and green-lit an investigation into fire alerts in the Eaton fire on the night of Jan. 7.
They waited and waited for an evacuation order. The fire came first, and people died in Altadena
In this section of western Altadena, residents weren't ordered to evacuate until after 5 a.m., according to records reviewed ...
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Online map allows Altadena residents impacted by fire to see photos of properties in burn zone
Community members to put their tech skills and cameras to work, creating an online map of about 15,000 homes in the Eaton ...
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A beloved Altadena school, destroyed in the Eaton Fire, looks to the future
School officials are scrambling to find an alternate site for its campus while trying to support families, nearly half of ...
Once homeless, his house burned in Altadena fire. ‘This isn’t the first time I’ve had nothing’
A former foster youth was homeless at 18 and struggled to find housing. Two years ago he moved in with family in Altadena.
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Spared by the Eaton Fire, cemetery hopes to play active role in Altadena's next chapter
When the Eaton Fire erupted, the Mountain View Cemetery and Mortuary in Altadena faced a rare struggle: racing to save ...
Meryl Streep ‘cut a car-sized hole in the fence’ to flee fire, nephew says
As of Tuesday morning, the Palisades, Eaton and Hughes fires in L.A. County were 95%, 99% and 98% contained, respectively.
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Newsom launches LA Rises to raise funds and resources for Los Angeles fire victims
Mark Walter Family Foundation and Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation have provided an initial commitment of $100 million.