The fire ended up destroying homes across several communities, among them the historic Black neighborhood of Altadena.

Altadena has avoided California’s fire insurance hell. That won’t last. Jake Bittle. Updated Tue, January 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM UTC. 7 min read.

The Eaton Fire, one of two major wildfires burning in the Southern California region, ... which started the night of Jan. 7 near Altadena, has torched 14,117 acres and over 7,000 buildings, ...

There was no official alert about the wildfire barreling toward the mountainous community of Altadena, California, Erion Taylor remembers. Instead, she got a text from her neighborhood group chat ...

Altadena residents, struggling to rebuild after the devastation of the Eaton Fire, are pushing back against luxury developers eager to stake their claims in the fire-ravaged California community.

Despite it all, Tristin Perez never left his Altadena home during the deadly Eaton fire. Skip to main content. ... Item 1 of 2 Tristin Perez, Altadena, California, January 11, 2025.

Brenda King, a California single mother who lost everything in Altadena this week during the Eaton Fire, is hailing her community’s resilience.

Most residents of middle-class Altadena could get fire insurance, but that is likely to change as residents rebuild and face price hikes. Altadena has avoided California’s fire insurance hell ...

Altadena has avoided California’s fire insurance hell. That won’t last. As they rebuild, residents of the middle-class enclave could face steep price hikes.

Randy and Miki Quinton held hands as they walked uphill into what remains of their neighborhood in Altadena, the unincorporated Los Angeles suburb where they had lived for more than 20 years ...