• ‘Criminally reckless’: why LA’s urban sprawl made wildfires inevitable – and how it should rebuild

    ‘Criminally reckless’: why LA’s urban sprawl made wildfires inevitable – and how it should rebuild
    A century of foolhardy development, including public subsidies for rebuilding in the firebelt, hugely contributed to this tragedy, writes our architecture critic. LA must rethink – and build upwards not outwards‘Crime don’t climb” is one of the glib mottoes long used by Los Angeles real estate agents to help sell the multimillion dollar homes in the hills that surround the sprawling metropolis. Residents of the lush ridges and winding canyons can rest assured, in their el

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