Los Angeles Times4d
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 Times8d
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 News8d
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 ...
USA Today22d
'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 ...
NBC Bay Area26d
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 ...
Pasadena Star-News6d
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 ...
The Grio27d
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 ...
Eater22d
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 ...
LAist20d
Altadena has avoided California’s fire insurance hell. That won’t last.
Randy and Miki Quinton held hands as they walked uphill into what remains of their neighborhood in Altadena, the unincorporated Los Angeles suburb where they had lived for more than 20 years.
Pasadena Star-News12d
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 ...
The Atlantic26d
Altadena After the Fire
The night before, after losing power in her home in Altadena, my best friend and my goddaughter went to kill time in classic L.A. style: by driving through their local In-N-Out. Power outages from ...