They were “some of the first hardworking Black families who were able to buy property in California ... the new arrivals. The civil rights movement coincided with a building boom in Altadena.

There was no official alert about the wildfire barreling toward the mountainous community of Altadena, California ... Paradise has averaged about 500 new properties a year since the blaze.

Randy and Miki Quinton held hands as they walked uphill into what remains of their neighborhood in Altadena ... writing new policies for people who move into the neighborhood. California also ...