The California DOJ’s announced civil rights investigation into the Eaton fire evacuation response in West Altadena was a historic first step for accountability, survivors said.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta claims “compelling evidence” has prompted him to launch an investigation into whether racial discrimination played a role in the disastrous response to the Altadena Fire that killed 19 people last year.

The state’s attorney general opened an investigation into whether emergency responders failed to adequately warn the residents of a Black middle-class neighborhood that was devastated in the blaze.

California authorities are investigating whether race, age or disability played a role in delays in emergency notifications or evacuations in Altadena, more than a year after the wildfire killed 19 people.

Small water companies in Altadena are struggling financially after the Eaton fire and are starting to charge customers more. One of the utilities is trying to stave off insolvency.

The guitars are being created in Fender's custom shop and will be auctioned off to support the rebuilding effort.

Pulliam is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the elite 1st Reconnaissance Battalion with combat deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan. Upon returning hom e, he founded Paul Davis Restoration of Pasadena,

The ‘This Is Us’ alum previously revealed her nearly-completed home was partially destroyed in the devastating wildfires that swept through Los Angeles in January 2025