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.”
For many African Americans who built their lives and businesses in historically Black communities like Altadena, the combined ...
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Late evacuation orders in Altadena raise haunting question: Could more lives have been spared?After a report from The Times, officials have called for an external review into delayed evacuation alerts in western ...
“They’re our most vulnerable folks. We want to keep an Altadena that is close-knit and that African American community that was there.” He said while the short-term goal is to help people ...
Records, radio logs and interviews show that some residents were not told to evacuate via electronic alerts until many hours ...
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