Altadena
Umndeni WakwaBenn
AbakwaBenn abaziwa njengomndeni womculo wase-Altadena, sebehlale kule ndawo kusukela ngawo-1950 futhi bayacula njalo emicimbini yomphakathi ezungeze idolobha. Umlilo wase-Eaton wathatha amakhaya amabili ababenawo izizukulwane ngezizukulwane. Amalungu omndeni angu-11 akwazi ukuhlala ndawonye ku-Airbnb ngenkathi ecabanga ngezinyathelo ezilandelayo. “Ukuhlala endlini sindawonye kwakubaluleke kakhulu ngalesi sikhathi, ikakhulukazi ngoba sinabantu abangakwazi ukuzihambela kanye nezingane,” kusho uLoren Benn, omdala ezinganeni eziyisikhombisa zabakwaBenn. AbakwaBenn bahlela ukuphindela e-Altadena baphinde bahlangane nomphakathi wakubo.
“Ukulahlekelwa yikhaya kunzima. Kodwa kuhlukile ekubeni nomuzwa wokuthi usufelwe yizwe,” kusho uLoren.
Altadena
U-Eshele noBrayden
U-Eshele ungudokotela onomndeni obulokhu uhlala e-Altadena izizukulwane ngezizukulwane. Yena, indodana yakhe, uBrayden, nenja yabo, uKing Tut, balahlekelwa yikhaya labo leminyaka engu-17. Babe sebehlala nombungazi we-Airbnb u-Inessa besebenzisa amakhredithi we-Airbnb.org. Naphezu kokulahlekelwa kwabo, u-Eshele uye waqhubeka nokunikeza amasevisi ezempilo yengqondo ngesikhathi esibucayi emphakathini wakhe.
“Ukuhlolwa othile, futhi akwamukele njengelungu lomndeni, kwenze umehluko omkhulu,” kusho u-Eshele.
Altadena
UKevin, uBridget noCopi
UKevin noBridget bangabaculi nabathwebuli bezithombe abahlala e-Altadena nendodana yabo eneminyaka engu-10 ubudala, uCopernicus, nenja, uGalaxy. Lo mndeni walahlekelwa ikhaya nomsebenzi omningi, kodwa ukhathazeke kakhulu ngokugcina umphakathi ubumbene. Uhlala ku-Airbnb mahhala ngesikhathi usenza izinhlelo.
“Sizama nje ukuthatha leli thuba ukuze sihlale phansi sicabange kancane ngokuthi singabhekana kanjani nalokho okulandelayo,” kusho uKevin.
Thousand Oaks
USanam nomndeni
USanam ubungaze iqembu labacishi bomlilo abayisishiyagalombili abavela eVentura nezinja zabo ezine, ngisho nangemva kokuba umndeni wakhe ulahlekelwe izindawo eziningana eziqashisayo emililweni yequbula. Izingane zakhe—ezineminyaka engu-3, 5, 6, no-9—zisize ngokuphuthumela eCostco ukuze zilethele abacishi bomlilo ukudla nezinto ezidingekayo ukuze babe namandla anele emsebenzini.
“Bekujabulisa ngempela ukuthi singasiza iqembu labantu libuyise amandla ukuze liphindele liyokulwa nomlilo,” kusho uSanam.
Palm Desert
UJimmy
Umbungazi uJimmy, ozalelwe ePalm Desert futhi wakhulela khona, uhlanganise ndawonye umphakathi akuwo ukuze asize izivakashi ezithintwe yimililo yequbula e-LA. Esontweni lokuqala, wabungaza imindeni eyisishiyagalolunye eyayibalekile emizini yayo. Komunye umndeni owawulahlekelwe yikhaya lawo, waqongelela iminikelo ngamakhadi ezipho ezitolo zokudlela nasezitolo zekhofi zasendaweni.
"Ngezwa ubuhlungu enhliziyweni ngokulahlekelwa kwabo umuzi ngokuphelele bese kudingeka bathuthe ngokuzumayo. Ngifuna laba bantu bazizwe bekhululekile ekhaya lami futhi baqonde ukuthi lo mphakathi, kule ndawo, uyabamukela,” kusho uJimmy.
Long Beach
UKaitlyn
Umbungazi waseLong Beach uKaitlyn wenze okungaphezu kwamandla akhe ukuze asize izivakashi ezithintwe yimililo yequbula, kuhlanganise nomndeni onomama owayenamaviki angu-39 ekhulelwe ngesikhathi belahlekelwa indlu yabo e-Altadena. UKaitlyn walethela izivakashi izimpahla okwakunikelwe ngazo namaphakheji osizo futhi uyaqhubeka nokuxhumana nenethiwekhi yakhe yababungazi ukuze asize abantu abengeziwe abadinga izindawo zokuhlala.
“Ngemva kwamaviki amabili umhlaba uzobe usukhohliwe, laba bantu bayobe bengakakhohlwa. Basaludinga ngempela usizo,” kusho uKaitlyn.
Izindaba ezengeziwe zase-LA
“Ukwenza umndeni wami unethezeke kuyangigqugquzela, ukuze uqale ukulungisa izinto, uqhubekele phambili, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kwenzeka kanjani.”
—ULoren, isivakashi se-Airbnb.org esivela e-Altadena, CA
“Kwaba sengathi kwehla umthwalo emahlombe, sazizwa siphephile futhi sinendawo esasingaya kuyo ngenkathi singaqiniseki nhlobo ngekhaya lethu.”
—UCate, isivakashi se-Airbnb.org esivela eTopanga, CA
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