Even now, years after the conflagration, many residents are still healing from the aftermath. For example, the county has weathered huge demographic shifts, including spikes in homelessness, in the wake of the fire, which have unsettled the community. All of that came on the heels of the 2017 Oroville dam evacuations and longstanding issues of poverty, drug addiction and unemployment, compounding the sense of trauma.
LOS ANGELES Underlying all identity politics is the right to live life authentically, unharmed and respected in the broader society. This respect takes form in concrete ways, such as certain rights: to walk the streets without fear, to an equal wage, and to participate fully in community.