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January 14, 2025

The California wildfires could be leaving deeper inequality in their wake

  • Recovery and rebuilding may be out of reach for many, and pressures of gentrification could be renewed.
    • By TERRY TANG, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and JAE HONG
    Associated Press

    ALTADENA, Calif. — The sight of celebrity mansions and movie landmarks reduced to ashes can make it seem like the wildfires roaring through the Los Angeles area affected a constellation of movie stars.

    But a drive through the charred neighborhoods around Altadena shows that the fires also burned through a remarkable haven for generations of Black families avoiding discriminatory housing practices elsewhere. They have been communities of racial and economic diversity, where many people own their own homes.


     
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