Mark Waldrep loses almost everything in LA wildfire.

[Sal1950]

Even more tragic is the dream of rebuilding. As so many insurers are pulling out of California [as well as Florida] due to climate change and the current cost of building materials which now have to withstand not only earthquakes but fires, as well and the toxic nature of the soil on which these homes once stood it will be years before this once prized real estate could ever hope to be redeveloped!

You can't blame climate change for the radical thinking of denying water to folks that need it to save the smelt fish.