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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 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,
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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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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“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 ...
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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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 ...
Altadena braces for mudslides threat
With rain expected through Monday, the National Weather Service issued a flood watch from Sunday afternoon to Monday ...
Altadena, CA, Couple Gets Engaged in Rubble of Home Destroyed by Eaton Fire
A Southern California man who lost his home in the wildfires proposed to his girlfriend in the wreckage of their residence ...
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 ...