President Trump surveyed destruction in Pacific Palisades by air and on foot during his visit to Los Angeles County on Friday afternoon, but he did not visit the ravaged community of Altadena.
The Eaton Fire is almost completely contained in the Altadena area northeast of Los Angeles. On the LA County coast, the Palisades Fire is over three-fourths contained. The Hughes Fire, which broke out in the Lake Castaic area Wednesday north of Los Angeles, is over 50% contained.
Altadena, California, was among Los Angeles County's first Black middle-class enclaves. Some fear recent wildfires may have erased that legacy.
Southern California is bracing for an "unprecedented" third Particularly Dangerous Situation warning in a month, as extreme Santa Ana winds increase fire danger.
In Altadena, many fear that offers from speculators and the challenges of rebuilding will unravel a community of Black professionals and retirees.
Chiara Triska's and Thomas Stubbs' home was among many in the Altadena neighborhood of Los Angeles that was ravaged by the Eaton fire.
FEMA is opening a new disaster recovery center in Altadena to assist Eaton fire victims, and the sheriff's department says it will conduct property checks of vacant homes.
A Las Vegas woman spoke with 8 News Now about her childhood home that was destroyed in the Eaton fire, one of several wildfires that raged across the Los Angeles-area this month.
Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities
Southern California is bracing for an "unprecedented" third Particularly Dangerous Situation warning in a month, as extreme Santa Ana winds increase fire danger.
A California man whose home was the only one on his block spared ... Enrique Balcazar recorded the footage on Jan. 9 as he returned to see what was left of his community in Altadena. "This is across the street, the corner house and the two houses in ...