Rage overflows in west Altadena: Where is the accountability for 19 deaths, epic losses?
Los Angeles Times••entertainment
Key Points:
- During Pasadena’s Rose Parade, two Eaton fire survivors publicly demanded an investigation from California Attorney General Rob Bonta into the delayed evacuation alerts and inadequate fire response in west Altadena, which suffered the most deaths and destruction.
- Survivors and community leaders criticize the Los Angeles County Fire Department for failing to issue timely evacuation warnings and for the lack of fire trucks in the historically Black, less affluent west Altadena neighborhood, resulting in 19 deaths and over 9,000 structures destroyed.
- Despite ongoing investigations ordered by Governor Gavin Newsom and the L.A. County Fire Department, community advocates argue these probes lack transparency and accountability, urging Bonta’s office to lead a full independent review similar to Hawaii’s Lahaina fire investigation.
- Local officials have
