Climate change is real and getting worse, so we're eliminating red tape to rebuild low-density homes in high-risk areas (and requiring insurance sales) while retaining the regulations for high-density structures in low-risk areas and for clean energy production and transmission.
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You going to pay for them to relocate out of the high-risk area?
What about their jobs, family, or community?
You can't just move an entire neighborhood/town somewhere else.
Had those decades old homes been built after 2008 they’d have been 40% less likely to burn up. We bought a new build 6 yrs ago &it has better fire resistant roof, siding, doors,& windows & has sprinkler system.
https://www.ecohome.net/guides/4019/the-question-that-needs-to-be-asked-should-californias-fire-resistance-code-be-expanded-for-urban-areas/
Cinders from their homes rained down on downtown LA.
We could move everyone to that tiny band of white along the coast, but look how much of that has fires that were just put out.
LA county also pays about 4% of the nation’s federal taxes.
If we pull back from the hills, we are talking about relocating millions of people.
So much of the LA basin was under “red flag” (fire danger) and fires took neighborhoods long thought safe.
We have to rethink how we build and live, but this is a national problem, not a CA problem. CA is responding to middle class wealth vaporizing, which is understandable.
They are going to be pissed off, so pols respond to their loss.
But with a Trump admin…🤷♂️
Today, we’re there. I’ve seen my worst case plans hold, barely, and we’re not done heating the planet.
To me, this is a cautionary tale for all.
Eliminate setbacks and mandated parking minimums.
Make the places walkable/bikable. Decrease car dependency.
Let the wild areas be wild so they can burn as needed.
building and more and more
We have had many drought years. Water has been rationed
Our freeways are congested
We need more medical facilities, first responders, teachers.
Insurance is hard to get
We need to stop this