We knew families were dead, homes were gone, and Black Altadena had been scattered before anybody could tell them exactly why. What happens to Black Altadena from here is the question that remains. “They’re offering extraction dressed up as recovery,” Williams said on “Conversation Live: Altadena Forward.” Days later, Gordon stood in a church where the Altadena community had gathered in the immediate aftermath. Interviews with Kimiko Nickerson, Carl Douglas, Martin Gordon, Dr. Echele Williams and Daryl were conducted on “Conversation Live: Altadena Forward,” broadcast on KBLA Talk 1580.