Can We Rebuild It?

With LA still burning, facing strong winds, and living under extreme fire warnings, those who have lost everything are left to wonder what of their community can be rebuilt. And with the incoming administration, one has to wonder who will be around to do the building. WaPo (Gift Article): Who will rebuild Los Angeles? Immigrants. “Immigrant labor has already been vital in the recovery of other U.S. cities devastated by natural disasters.”

+ Suffering a natural disaster of this size and scope is bad. Suffering it just as a hostile (to California and to reality) administration is arriving makes matters worse. WaPo (Gift Article): Trump’s pick for energy secretary rejects linking climate change and wildfires. “Wright wrote on LinkedIn that ‘the hype over wildfires is just hype to justify’ harmful climate policies.”

+ LA Times: Can fire-torn L.A. handle the World Cup, Super Bowl and Summer Olympics?

+ NYT (Gift Article): More Americans Than Ever Are Living in Wildfire Areas. L.A. Is No Exception.