Octavia Butler Wanted to Prevent Disaster in Los Angeles. Instead, She Predicted It
Many have called Butler a prophet for her futuristic prediction on L.A. fires in her novel 'Parable of the Sower,' but her ...
After the Eaton Fire, will Altadena’s thriving Black and Latino communities be able to rebuild?
Hilarie Dyson Green sat Sunday afternoon in the dining area of a Hilton hotel outside Los Angeles, choking back tears as she reflected on all that had changed. Just five days earlier, she and her ...
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One Week In, LA’s Fires Are Still Spreading
Of the three active fires in Los Angeles, the Hurst Fire in San Fernando is 97 percent contained, at 799 acres; the Palisades ...
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Generations of Black families built their lives in Altadena. Then the Eaton Fire swept through LA
During the illegal and discriminatory practice of redlining, generations of Black families put down roots in Altadena where ...
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In Altadena, where many Black families became homeowners, displaced residents grapple with grief and uncertainty
The community has been a sanctuary for Black residents. Homeownership for African Americans in Altadena is about 81% — close ...
Concerns about gentrification hang over LA community's destruction
The destruction caused by the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles County, which has decimated more than 14,117 acres in the last week, ...
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Larry Wilson: A two-hour tour through an Altadena that is now gone
But they’ll also be looking at what one Altadena woman who frequently hiked the trail from the Pinecrest Gate on the Eaton ...
Altadena’s historic Black community pulls together after destructive Eaton fire
According to Pastor George Hurtt, most of New Revelation’s parishioners live in Altadena. The city is home to a historic ...
Wildfires latest: An additional 84,000 people could be ordered to evacuate, officials warn
Firefighters around Los Angeles are preparing to attack flare-ups or new blazes. The National Weather Service issued a rare ...
Eerie 90s books 'predicted LA wildfires' and leader who vowed 'make America great again'
From raging fires to a politician promising to Make America Great Again - Octavia Butler's novels are eerily prophetic.