They waited and waited for an evacuation order. The fire came first, and people died in Altadena
In this section of western Altadena, residents weren't ordered to evacuate until after 5 a.m., according to records reviewed by The Times. That was well after smoke and flames were threatening the area.
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.
Los Angeles Times5d
Altadena reopens to reveal devastated homes — but a community still standing
As she surveyed the charred remains of her old Altadena neighborhood, Jocelyn Boyd stared in silent disbelief. Loma Alta Park, where the ... white east side of the city. For her and other Black ...
The New Yorker11d
Will L.A.’s Fires Permanently Disperse the Black Families of Altadena?
The first member of the Benn family to settle in Altadena, California ... Loren booked them hotel rooms in Monterey Park, a suburban city about a twenty-minute drive south of Altadena, in the ...
CBS News7d
California firefighters make progress on Hughes Fire in Castaic; maps show areas under evacuation
Mr. Trump said he plans to head to Southern California ... city to support full and proactive emergency response," the statement said. It also said the LA Zoo and some parks, including Griffith ...
KTLA3d
New disaster recovery center to open in Altadena, Pasadena location to close in February
and California’s Department of Social Services. Two other recovery centers have been opened at UCLA Research Park West and Pasadena City College Community Education Center. However, officials ...
Pasadena Star-News12d
Larry Wilson: A two-hour tour through an Altadena that is now gone
Just like they were in Maui, just like they were in Paradise California ... Altadena native Will Lester among others and the stellar reporting team led by Managing Editor Tom Bray and City ...
Los Angeles Times8d
What happened Saturday through Monday, Jan. 18-20: Southern California braces for latest threat of extreme weather
Los Angeles police arrested a man Monday on suspicion of arson after a small brush fire broke out in Griffith Park ... Southern California, bringing new dangers as Pacific Palisades, Altadena ...
The New York Times9d
L.A. Wildfires: As city tries to recover, forecasters warn of growing fire threat next week.
Santa Anas are those desiccating winds that occur commonly in winter, blowing out of Nevada and Utah and into southwestern California ... of Altadena, near the eastern edge of the city, where ...
Variety4d
Documentary Filmmaker Ondi Timoner Lost Her Home, Research and Equipment in Altadena Fire: ‘It’s All Gone’
He was calling to inform his sister that he and his family, as well as Timoner’s 21-year-old son Joaquim and their 86-year-old mother, Lisa, had all evacuated to her home in Altadena.
LA's Olympic venues were spared by wildfires, but the city's rebuild could impact Games
The runup to LA hosting the 2028 Olympics will coincide with massive rebuilding of housing and infrastructure at a time when the region's resources figure to be stretched.
Mansion Global7d
Los Angeles Fires Ravaged a Historic Black Neighborhood. Now Residents Wonder Who Will Return.
Northwest Altadena for years ranked among the few places Black families could buy nicer homes in Southern California, alongside Baldwin Hills, Compton and Leimert Park ... in the city of Los ...