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

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