Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's issue takes a look at the regulatory regime holding back the Los Angeles area's wildfire rebuilding efforts. Stories include:
- California policymakers running in the opposite direction of productive property insurance reforms,
- Nightmare tales of past wildfire rebuilding efforts being strangled in red tape, and
- One possible solution to speed up permitting for wildfire rebuilds and housing generally.
But first, a look at how Gov. Gavin Newsom's latest "streamlining" executive order might actually make Los Angeles' rebuilding efforts much more difficult.
