On the 10-month anniversary of the Eaton fire ravaging the town of Altadena, about 50 residents gathered in the driveway in one of the homes that survived the blaze with a sobering set of testing results that showed even after remediation, harmful substances including lead and asbestos still remain.

Community organizers from Eaton Fire Residents United (EFRU), NAACP Altadena and the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles congregated on a standing property near Porter Avenue and Altadena Drive for to present the findings. Dozens of people held signs behind a series of speakers with a clear message: “Clearance Before Occupancy.”

“Public officials promised we would be able to return home safely,” EFRU Founder Jane Lawton Potelle said. “We’re asking them to follow through with

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