. . . on the other hand, I can't imagine that corps and wealthy won't milk the hell out of this.

Seems like an expedited study — like 2 months— ought to determine base requirements that would help prevent this in future. Do agree with suspending the unnecessary BS. And maybe a little lean toward some affordable housing.

And I get Newsom is under political pressure in California and any further political aspirations he may have.

The guy is shrewd.

Makes great sense to me. He ought to be tightening the code and building to firesafe standards.

How many architects are there in the area? How many contractors.

---N.J. Hurricane Sandy destroyed homes an other structures. There were instances where "contractors" took deposits and disappeared without so much as one nail in one board. Some were caught.

Then, as pointed out, corporations will respond to homeowners frustration by buying the land --- (-$)/on the dollar.

It's going to be a shitshow and few of the middle class or working class people will come out whole.

The rich will be relieved of the Coastal Commission regs they've been chafing under and will build bigger than ever and and encroach onto our public beach. They will dump pollutants in the ocean during contruction. The poor, who were renting rooms or piled into overpriced apartments, will be driven out as the old apartments will be replaced with new ultraluxury apartments/condos. The middle class, mostly in Altadena, will likely give up and sell their lots to developers since they need homes and money right away and can't wait out construction in their second homes, like the rich in Malibu and Pacific Palisades. Kinda like ethnic cleansing, this fire will result in class cleansing.

The scope of this.
New water mains, sewers and electric, all buried.
Then you can start building homes.

much of this doesn't make sense.... I understand the expediency, but for god's sake must have controls to protect people and environment in long term