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 Altadena, during the Eaton fire.
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LA wildfires displaced tens of thousands. With rents soaring, finding affordable housing will be their next challenge
Martin Johnson and his fiancé, Caleigh Chapman, had spent several years restoring and renovating their home in Altadena by hand. It took only hours to lose the home and everything in it last week.
Cracks emerge in House GOP after speaker’s threat to saddle California wildfire aid with conditions
Some U.S. House Republicans in California are breaking with Speaker Mike Johnson over his suggestion that federal disaster aid be coupled with as-yet unspecified conditions on the wildfire-ravaged state.
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VP Harris mourns historically Black Altadena amid California fires, condemns insurance disparities and misinformation
Harris lifted up Altadena and called out insurance companies and disinformation amid the devastating wildfires in her home state.
Southern California's winds weakening; at least 25 dead, 26 missing amid wildfires
Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people. The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in Southern California.
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LA wildfires displaced tens of thousands. With some rents up as much as 20%, finding affordable housing is the next challenge
Martin Johnson and his fiancé, Celeigh Chapman, had spent several years restoring and renovating their home in Altadena by hand ... housing market in Southern California. The massive wildfires ...
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How Climate Change Is Complicating California Democrats’ Affordability Agenda
Rising housing, energy and insurance costs could force Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature to spend more money helping Californians live on a warming planet.
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The California Wildfires Could Be Leaving Deeper Inequality in Their Wake
The California fires burned through a remarkable haven for generations of Black families avoiding discriminatory housing practices elsewhere.
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Winds, arsonists complicate fight against LA-area wildfires as crews report progress
Denise Johnson, whose home is one of the few that survived the Eaton Fire in her neighborhood in Altadena ... and trailers while they rebuild. Thomas Martin works with Calvary Disaster Relief ...
Against all odds, Black residents built something remarkable in Altadena. Then the fire came
The Altadena fire wiped out much of a historic black enclave in this picturesque town in the San Gabriel Valley.
Altadena’s historically Black community focused on rebuilding after devastating Eaton Fire
Chauncia Willis Johnson, with the Institute for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Management, said the historically Black community in Altadena is focused on rebuilding stronger. The Eaton Fire decimated neighborhoods where generations of families have thrived.
Trump says he’s considering ‘getting rid of FEMA’ as he visits hurricane-damaged North Carolina. Follow live updates.
He did not offer clear details on what he would replace it with, but indicated he wants to move more of the disaster management responsibility to the states.