The city of Malibu is moving to update its zoning laws to speed up the rebuilding process after the Palisades Fire. The new rules will go before the Malibu City Council on Tuesday night.

The fires destroyed structures on 56% of all the properties making up the Pacific Palisades. Nearly half of properties in Altadena were destroyed.

State laws in California are worsening the housing crisis and will make recovering from the Los Angeles wildfires more difficult, writes .

So far, official blame has not yet been cast on Southern California Edison Co. for either blaze, with the events of Jan. 7 still under concentrated investigation. However, the fire that made ashes of Altadena appears to have begun under an Edison transmission tower in Eaton Canyon, which stretches into the San Gabriel Mountains north of town.

President Trump and Secretary Burgum should take over the disaster areas, help victims rebuild, and stiff the grifters and the state and local governments.

The costly wildfire mitigation measure is getting more attention after the devastating fires in Los Angeles last month.

Divers recently sought evidence of the Palisades fire's underwater toll, particularly its effect on a vital anchor of the coastal ecosystem: kelp.