US EditionA Man and His Old Dog Are Home at Last After Fleeing LA Area Fires
Nearly 61% of Black households were inside the fire perimeter, with almost half losing homes or suffering major damage, reflecting historic housing discrimination impacts.
- Wednesday marks the one-year anniversary of the Eaton Fire, which killed 19 people and destroyed over 9,000 buildings, while NewsOne documentary One Year Later: Eaton Fire examines Altadena's Black community and history.
- Historic segregation in Pasadena pushed Black buyers toward Altadena, where the homeownership rate was almost 80% compared to just over 40% nationally, with many homes inherited from the 1970s and 1980s.
- A UCLA study found 61% of Black households were inside the fire perimeter while Black households comprised 18% of the population, and almost half suffered major damage compared with 37% of non-Black households.
- As the anniversary arrives, survivors and advocates warn the effects persist daily, with Sade Sellers, producer-director of the documentary, saying Altadena families lose culture and economy with ripple effects.
- Shortly before Thanksgiving, Ted Koerner’s house was among the first rebuilt after he liquidated most of his retirement to hire contractors, with construction taking just over four months.
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A man and his old dog are home at last after fleeing LA area fires
Ted Koerner feared he might never see his aging golden retriever, Daisy Mae, playing in their backyard again after a wildfire destroyed his home.
The Eaton Fire: 1 Year Later
✕ Wednesday marks the one-year anniversary of the Eaton Fire, which killed 19 people and destroyed over 9,000 buildings. Thousands of Californians had their lives irrevocably changed in the blaze, with the Black residents of Altadena particularly feeling the impact. NewsOne’s documentary One Year Later: Eaton Fire explores the rich Black history of Altadena and the fire’s impact on the city’s Black community. “I feel sad, the memories are comin…
From the stairs of the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, you can see the mountains of San Gabriel and the same hills that burned in the Eaton fire. A year after the forest fire of January 7, 2025, the auditorium will offer a benefit concert full of stars to help the survivors of the Eaton fire called "A Concert for Altadena." "It's a sad year," said Kevin Lyman, organizer and founder of Van's Warped Tour. "But it's also a sign that we will be here and …
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