As the smoke clears, L.A. residents face a complicated and uncertain recovery

[Zorro]

“The California dream may well be over for us,” said one of the thousands of homeowners displaced by the recent wildfires.

It had been just three days since the Eaton Fire destroyed their dream home in the woods of Altadena, but Ryan and Stephanie Blank already had mobilized.

They had applied for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Filed home and auto insurance claims. Lined up a showing at a rental home on a quiet street four miles from everything they had lost.

The rental didn’t have the towering pine trees the couple had loved in their own backyard. And the advertised rent was $7,200 a month — more than double the $3,000 monthly mortgage they have on a house that no longer stands.

When they arrived for the showing, others who had also lost homes in the fires were already waiting on the sidewalk.

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[in2herbs]

1. What if a cruise ship docked out in the ocean and the ship became an all inclusive temp residence for those who have

lost their house and everything while a series of pontoons could make regular runs to the mainland for people to get to work, etc. Once on land, they could use taxi service or car rental service.