Xochitl Gonzalez
Appearances
Apple News Today
Inside the first major test of Republicans’ loyalty to Trump
Altadena is just still a very kind of tiny town within a big city.
Apple News Today
Inside the first major test of Republicans’ loyalty to Trump
It's like a hidden gem in L.A. It's just one of the most striking places that I've ever been to. And yet at the same time, it's utterly unpretentious.
Apple News Today
Inside the first major test of Republicans’ loyalty to Trump
And then in more recent decades, it's a very, very large Latino population as well. And honestly, it's one of these beautiful communities where really the spectrum of kind of class backgrounds is far more integrated than I've seen anywhere in a long, long time.
Apple News Today
Inside the first major test of Republicans’ loyalty to Trump
There's a lot of uncertainty about future costs. There's a lot of people that were able to make something work because they were maintaining a home that had been long paid off because it was a multi-generational home. But now they're going to have to take on debt in order to rebuild. There's a lot of fear and a lot of anxiety and a lot of fiscal anxiety. It's so hard to be middle class right now.
Apple News Today
Inside the first major test of Republicans’ loyalty to Trump
And usually it doesn't involve a ton of safety net. And I think for people on the margins of poverty, like this is when you start to see a housing crisis and a homelessness crisis become even more acute.