Residents want to restore districts to something like they were, but that conflicts with new affordable housing laws.

The costly wildfire mitigation measure is getting more attention after the devastating fires in Los Angeles last month.

The fires destroyed structures on 56% of all the properties making up the Pacific Palisades. Nearly half of properties in Altadena were destroyed.

So far, official blame has not yet been cast on Southern California Edison Co. for either blaze, with the events of Jan. 7 still under concentrated investigation. However, the fire that made ashes of Altadena appears to have begun under an Edison transmission tower in Eaton Canyon, which stretches into the San Gabriel Mountains north of town.

Divers recently sought evidence of the Palisades fire's underwater toll, particularly its effect on a vital anchor of the coastal ecosystem: kelp.

As cleanup efforts focus on land, marine experts warn of the Palisades Fire’s hidden toll on beaches and ocean life As the Environmental Protection Agency removes hazardous materials from fire-devastated Malibu coastal properties afflicted by the assault of the Palisades Fire,

President Trump and Secretary Burgum should take over the disaster areas, help victims rebuild, and stiff the grifters and the state and local governments.