What a totally vacuous article 8-/ This has no bearing whatsoever in how LA will be rebuilt. The reconstruction in LA will follow the exact same principles th

What a totally vacuous article 8-/ This has no bearing whatsoever in how LA will be rebuilt. The reconstruction in LA will follow the exact same principles that have governed the construction of all housing in southern california, ever. That is, the housing will be rebuilt in the way that makes the destruction mafia the most money, right now. This is the way it has ALWAYS been done, everywhere. My house in San Diego is 105 years old. A craftsman cottage. It was built in 1920 in the way that made the construction company the most money, in the ~6 months it took them to build the structure and sell it. The fact that the building has now been inhabited for 105 years, and massive money could have been saved in fuel and maintenance if more robust construction were used, had 0 impact on how it was built. This is exactly how reconstruction in LA will now proceed. With 0 concern for the future consequences. That is exactly how all housing is built, everywhere (in the US at least). The suggestion that this is somehow dictated by, or curtailed by "leaders", is equally disconnected from reality. Gavin, that plutocratic prick, will not take one step to curtail the profit of the destruction industry. This is illustrated by a large swath of recent CA legislation. For example, a state law that dictates that localities must allow construction of double the number of units if "affordable housing" is included in the project. The law of course, doesn't say "how much", or "what kind" of affordable housing must be included. Local North County San Diego municipalities were then successfully sued by developers who insisted that including 1 "affordable housing" unit in an entire project allowed doubling the number of "market value" housing units to be constructed. This has all contributed to the unafforability of housing in southern california, and massively boosted profits for real estate developers. If you want to make housing affordable in So Cal, outlaw short term rentals. That would be a great start. But the long haul would require significantly curtailing laissez faire capitalism in housing construction. This is something that is just NOT going to happen under the so called "liberal" governance of the state..