The ‘LA fire is a tragedy’ thread
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I've driven through those Hollywood Hills thinking, I know the views are terrific, but all those home are going to slide down into the canyons. I thought it would be floods or earthquake, not fire.
That is a huge amount of expensive real estate. I wonder if it will ever return to it's previous value.
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I know 4 separate families whose homes have burned down. 3 in Pacific Palisades and 1 in Altadena. They are all desperately trying to find rentals, but not having any luck. I am about 35 miles south of Pacific Palisades, and even at that distance the fires seem huge.
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Reports are the Kenneth fire was intentionally set. It’s a couple miles from my friends house in Westlake Village.
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Hotel vouchers, FEMA trailers, churches, empty schools or other government buildings and long-term shelters. That's the short term.
Long term? For a lot of the average size homes, is there a "California-style" home that is a 3/2? Or a 2/2? A bungalow, perhaps? Optimize the plans for material use, where full sheets of plywood are used and none of the cutoffs are over six inches. Use fire resistant materials on the outside like Hardie Board or brick. Mandate metal roofs.
Offer six or seven plans like that for free, pre-approved by all zoning commissions and the state. And make those available in six weeks.
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Hotel vouchers, FEMA trailers, churches, empty schools or other government buildings and long-term shelters. That's the short term.
Long term? For a lot of the average size homes, is there a "California-style" home that is a 3/2? Or a 2/2? A bungalow, perhaps? Optimize the plans for material use, where full sheets of plywood are used and none of the cutoffs are over six inches. Use fire resistant materials on the outside like Hardie Board or brick. Mandate metal roofs.
Offer six or seven plans like that for free, pre-approved by all zoning commissions and the state. And make those available in six weeks.
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@George-K said in The ‘LA fire is a tragedy’ thread:
@Jolly said in The ‘LA fire is a tragedy’ thread:
make those available in six weeks.
I bet architects, developers and builders already know house plans that are much like that right now. Newsom could open up that competition in two weeks, with a 48 hour submission window. Have your approval commission already picked and lock the doors on them with a three day mandate for plan approval.
Winning plans would receive compensation and publicity for the submitters.
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@89th said in The ‘LA fire is a tragedy’ thread:
Thanks AL, or should I say... AI!
We'll just never know anymore, will we?
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Just one of many videos, thought this one gave a pretty close look at what it looks like driving around. Forget the fact that he starts out by saying he's speechless and then narrates it for 4 minutes. Good quality video, though. Loved his use of "that tesla is finito", LOL
https://www.reddit.com/r/ThatsInsane/comments/1hxwl05/car_spotter_documenting_the_pacific_palisades/
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My IG is just lit up today, reel after reel, people posting close up videos of fires destroying their homes and neighbours. Just an observation, but we have wildfire season here too. Last year, a good portion of a major tourist town burnt. People got out asap stat even with 2 roads available. There was little IG posting of people’s own homes burning. People just didn’t know what happened to their homes until after the fire. RCMP military etc. shut the whole place down. Is the military in LA doing the same? Are these areas so populated people can’t get out?
