The Palisades (where the largest fire is burning right now) house some of the wealthiest people in the country that just lost homes worth over $3 million on average. It’s scummy (maybe illegal?) to jack the prices up and these people are also rich enough to pay it, for the most part.
The other fires going on are a different story, but the address is near the Palisades without being in the danger zone.
Some are some aren’t. Famously a couple were directly caused by poor maintenance by the power company, which then people who lost their homes to PG&E’s incompetence had to continue paying them at their next home
The Palisades (where the largest fire is burning right now) house some of the wealthiest people in the country that just lost homes worth over $3 million on average. It’s scummy (maybe illegal?) to jack the prices up and these people are also rich enough to pay it, for the most part.
The other fires going on are a different story, but the address is near the Palisades without being in the danger zone.
Yet
The winds are over and it’s 5+ miles away, Marina del Rey catching on fire is not what anyone is worrying about right now.
Well you can never rule out arson
It has already happened.
I thought all the fires were caused by arson?
That is genuinely don’t know
Some are some aren’t. Famously a couple were directly caused by poor maintenance by the power company, which then people who lost their homes to PG&E’s incompetence had to continue paying them at their next home
Capitalism eating itself, rich people now homeless and can’t afford new homes
most of those rich people could afford a house, just not one in as “good” of a neighborhood.