Pasadena City Council member Rick Cole is living in a two-bedroom building, left, in his ex-wife’s backyard.
Photographer: Jessica Pons/BloombergLA’s Backyard-Home Boom Offers Wildfire-Hit Residents New Option
After the fires, residents have sought out ADUs for temporary housing, with policymakers trying to fast-track even more construction.
Alongside patios, pools and palm trees, Los Angeles backyards increasingly feature another element: small cottages for family members, renters or home offices.
The petite homes, meant to help ease the city’s housing crisis, are now becoming a key resource for residents displaced by the area’s devastating wildfires.