Black, Altadena and UCLA

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.
A legacy destroyed: Altadena's Black residents fear neighborhood's soul may never return
Altadena, California, was among Los Angeles County's first Black middle-class enclaves. Some fear recent wildfires may have erased that legacy.
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, released on Tuesday,
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.
100-year-old saved by cops as California wildfire raged, video shows. ‘Don’t lose me’
Daniella Segura is a national real-time reporter with McClatchy. Previously, she’s worked as a multimedia journalist for ...
Police bodycam shows the moment a 100-year-old woman was rescued from the California wildfires
A newly released body camera video shows the moment a 100-year-old woman was rescued as flames from the Eaton Fire approached ...
Los Angeles wildfires: California cities vow to ‘shut down’ EPA’s dumping site for ‘toxic’ waste
Four cities in Southern California are opposing an EPA processing site for "hazardous" waste from Los Angeles County's ...
California Wildfire Updates: Palisades, Eaton Fires Over 95% Contained
Jan. 22, 10:30 a.m. PST Cal Fire data marked the Palisades Fire at 68% containment and the Eaton Fire at 91% containment, ...
Earlier California fire shows how Los Angeles could rebuild
By Chris Kirkham, Judith Langowski and Peter Henderson LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Seven years before wildfires tore through ...
Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...
For many who lost homes in Los Angeles fires, insurance won't cover entire cost of rebuilding
The total cost of rebuilding homes in the L.A.-area fires will outpace what underinsured owners' insurance policies can ...
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.
Exposed utility wires may have contributed to LA's Eaton Fire, law firm says
A law firm representing victims of the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles has submitted photos with a legal filing on Wednesday that ...