there will be investigations and lawsuits after the burning ends....but plenty of finger pointing until then...

meanwhile, nearly 200,000 people were rendered homeless by the blaze, some losing their home and their business...



Here's a link to several charities that are helping people in need after suffering losses due to the L.A. fires...

https://www.charitynavigator.org/discover-charities/where-to-give/palisades-fire-2025/#charity_list 

delta1 wrote:

seems we can't get disaster right anywhere, red or blue states, in the richest country of the world: government ineptitude, insurance/banking industry shenanigans, money-grabbing opportunists, price gouging small capitalists...

how long ago was Katrina?

delta1 wrote:

seems we can't get disaster right anywhere, red or blue states, in the richest country of the world: government ineptitude, insurance/banking industry shenanigans, money-grabbing opportunists, price gouging small capitalists...

how long ago was Katrina?

delta1 wrote:

AREN'T the FIRES OUT YET?

Mr. Jones wrote:

That is just the beginning.

Experts say it'll take between 20-40 years to rebuild Los Angeles — It's because of their regulations. In LA you need not only a building permit, but a

- Grading permit
- Foundation permit
- Electrical permit
- Plumbing permit
- Mechanical permit
- A demolition permit
- An encroachment permit
- The fire department needs to give you a permit
- If you have a septic tank, you need a permit for that
- You need a water and sewer connection permit
- You have to have an energy compliance permit
- An environmental permit
- Zoning permits
- Of course, if you remove any trees, you're gonna need a tree removal permit
- If you put solar panels, you need a solar panel permit
- You need any kind of specialty permits for swimming pools or retaining walls

and of course, you're gonna need your certificate of occupancy”

Gene363 wrote: