In the wake of the Eaton fire, Altadena residents, local leaders and groups brace for maintaining the town’s integrity and character – and their properties.

Families of color, making up over half of Altadena, have bought homes and kept them for generations. The Black homeownership rate exceeds 80%, almost double the national rate.

Mimi Dwyer for The New York Times ... Greta said. Altadena did have some wealthy people, Greta acknowledged, but many here, like her great-uncle who came from Mexico, had put everything into ...

We continue our coverage of the devastating wildfires in Southern California, which have killed at least 24 people as of Monday. Some 150,000 more have been forced to evacuate their homes and over 40,

As climate change warms the planet, wildfires have become so unpredictable and extreme that new words were invented: firenado, gigafire, fire siege — even fire pandemic. California has 78 more annual “fire days” — when conditions are ripe for fires to spark — than 50 years ago.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said firefighters from Mexico were en route to help fight the Eaton Fire. The Eaton Fire is one of several still burning and devastating the Los Angeles area. The fire was first reported Tuesday, Jan. 7, near Altadena and Midwick drives.

Just feet from the taco stand were a dozen tables piled with donated shirts, blankets and toiletries that were meticulously organized. A moving van loaded with cases of water, boxes of chips and crates of diapers backed into the gas station.

By Chelsea Bailey, Veronica Miracle and Matt Friedman, CNN Altadena, California (CNN) — Nearly every day since the Eaton Fire destroyed her home, Dr. Dorothy Ludd-Lloyd’s relatives have tried to get the 88-year-old past the National Guard so she can sift through the rubble.

When fires swept through Altadena, in Los Angeles County, generational wealth and a place of opportunity for people of color, went up in smoke.

At least 27 people are believed to be dead and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires rage across Southern California.

Residents walk past homes burned by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, on January 8, after terrifying blazes leveled whole streets, torching cars and houses in minutes. Robyn Beck/Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.

We continue our coverage of the devastating wildfires in Southern California, which have killed at least 24 people as of Monday. Some 150,000 more have been forced to evacuate their homes and over 40,