SB629: California's new wildfire map rules explained.
When the Eaton Fire erupted near electrical transmission lines on January 7th, it found Altadena unprepared. Much of Altadena had not been classified as very high fire risk under California's existing regulations. SB629, moving through the state legislature, would address this gap by ensuring burned areas face enhanced fire safety requirements.
The bill would automatically subject any significant wildfire area to California's state fire protection standards. These represent a comprehensive suite of fire safety requirements, affecting everything from home construction costs to local government budgets to property insurance markets.
Let Them Cook!
Across U.S. cities, the restaurant landscape is splitting. Fast-casual chains rely on speed and affordability, while fine dining serves a narrower, higher-paying audience. In between, independent neighborhood restaurants are being squeezed by rising costs, thin margins, and local rules stacked against them.
The Honest Machine
Las Vegas casinos are built to keep you gambling. Swirling carpets disrupt your sense of direction, clocks vanish, and slot machine chimes carry farther than voices. Walking through feels like a carefully staged dream where every path leads to the same place. Here you become part of a machine of capital extraction; your role is defined by what you can spend.
A Million People, Zero Mayors
A million people live in unincorporated Los Angeles County across 2,600 square miles, two-thirds of the County's total area. That is more than San Francisco, more than Boston, more than the entire states of Alaska, Delaware, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming. If combined into a single city, it would be California's third-largest, after Los Angeles and San Diego.
Introducing Camino Policy
We’re excited to launch Camino Policy, an independent publication offering analysis and commentary on land use, housing, infrastructure, and governance from a West Coast point of view.