Following the loss of her Altadena home earlier this week due to the Eaton fires, Jurassic World franchise and Cowboy Bebop star Daniella Pineda took to Instagram to express her wishes on how to make a better world moving forward after the tragedies impacting LA.
“Here are my wishes as I pick up the pieces of what just happened,” Pineda wrote on Instagram.
“80 Black families were displaced. I don’t want the rebuild to kick out this historical community,” she posted, “One of the reasons I wanted to make Altadena my home is that it’s a diverse suburb. So my wish is…KEEP ALTADENA BLACK.”
“Keep Altadena beautiful, historic. If you had a craftsman like me, honor it. A friend said he was afraid of the rebuild looking cheesy and tacky. He’s right. F**K THAT. Let’s make it more beautiful than it was.”
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“Please foster someone’s animal. Please please. Or donate to Pasadena Humane Society.”
Pineda than turned to the current sentiment of the nation with President Donald Trump returning.
“The neighbor who banged on my door to save my life, I know, did not vote my party. I know who he voted for,” she wrote, “That man still saved my life. Divisive politics seems pretty fucking stupid when it’s life or death. Bless that man.”
“Lastly all the free moments you have left in this earth, if you can, put that life force toward fighting climate change. Were you about to post some troll ass comment about someone? Do something for climate change instead. Are you spending time doing fantasy football? Maybe take that 20 minutes toward something climate oriented.”
“The earth is on fire. This isn’t some conspiracy. No one is exempt from this anymore.”
She concluded the nine-tile post with “I love you Altadena.”
Pineda wrote on social media earlier this week after losing her home, ” The fire broke out so fast all I could grab was my dog and my laptop and that was it. I lost everything else. I have 1 pair of shoes to my name. I’m happy to be alive. Grateful to be alive.”
Several celebrities lost their homes to the L.A. wildfires including Milo Ventimiglia, Paris Hilton, Billy Crystal, Leighton Meester, Joshua Jackson, Adam Brody, multi-Oscar nominated songwriter Diane Warren, Jamie Lee Curtis, General Hospital’s Cameron Mathison, and Mandy Moore.
While the Palisades Fire has burnt some 23,707 acres and is now 16% contained, the Eaton Fire in Pasadena/Altadena scorched more than 14,000 acres. Firefighters there increased containment overnight from 15% to 27%. At least 16 people to date are confirmed dead between both fires.
Read Pineda’s post below:
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