19 Feb 2026

Climate changes....and tre problems ahead

Altadena, after the fires of 2025

"Rebuilding after fires is always going to be expensive. Your home may have been built and sold in the 1970s, but you’ll have to pay 2025 prices for materials and labor when you rebuild. California already faces some of the highest housing costs in the country and a shortage of construction workers. The Trump administration is pushing the price tag higher with tariffs on components like lumber and its campaign to deport people. About 41 percent of workers in California’s construction industry are immigrants, and 14 percent are undocumented."

Around 30 homes have been rebuild in one year after the fires. You can read the rest here

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