At least 221 lots have sold in Altadena and Pacific Palisades and 364 more are in escrow or up for sale, ‘a tiny drop,’ or about 6%, of properties destroyed.

Edwin Castro has avoided the spotlight since he won a $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot from a ticket he bought at an Altadena gas station 2 ½ years ago. In recent months, however, the largest ...