To the editor: I’m watching from Sacramento in full dismay and disappointment the destruction of the beautiful community of western Altadena.
We known as this space house for years. My mother and father had been capable of buy their first and solely house in jap Altadena, and later I used to be capable of purchase my first actual house within the western a part of the neighborhood. As a younger Latino and white household, we had been graciously welcomed by our Black neighbors.
The destruction of western Altadena is uniquely painful, because it ends the belief of the desires of generations of primarily Black households. Not like neighboring communities for a lot of the twentieth century, Altadena welcomed African American households into homeownership, and these properties have stood as a testomony to the achievements and power of generations.
These properties function excess of shelter; they signify the willpower to attain household safety, to defy the chances and to construct a neighborhood the place fairness was realized. I hope there may be an equal effort given to rebuilding this neighborhood.
Designating western Altadena for distinctive restoration efforts is crucial. I ask elected leaders, whereas they face the problem of balancing the wants of all affected areas, to prioritize this neighborhood in gentle of its historic significance to California.
Susan Bonilla, Sacramento
