Altadena, UCLA and Eaton Fire

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 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,
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.
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.”
Black households disproportionately impacted by Eaton Fire: study
Black residents of Altadena were disproportionately impacted by the Eaton Fire’s devastation, according to a UCLA Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies study released Tuesday.

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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.
Single mother asks for help after Eaton Fire destroys her Altadena home
Overcome with emotions, Bridgette Bradley stood next to the charred remains of her home in an Altadena neighborhood decimated ...
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 ...
Pasadena Councilmember’s suggestion to annex Altadena stirs debate among recovery efforts
A proposal by Pasadena Councilmember Tyron Hampton to annex parts of Altadena has sparked debate as it recovers from fire.
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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 ...
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“To the people of Altadena — let’s rebuild and make our community better and bigger.”
There have been countless heartbreaking stories of loss and despair in the weeks since wildfires have ripped through Southern ...
Compton campaign offers a hand – and hotel rooms – to Altadena fire victims
The plan is to house people temporarily and give them a chance to regroup while also accessing resources to get them back on ...
Additional Disaster Recovery Center opens in Altadena for fire victims
Fire-affected residents can receive assistance from a number of county, state, and federal departments and agencies at any ...