| As firefighters gain control of the wildfires that have swept across Los Angeles, officials are pledging to quickly rebuild and have put forth executive orders to streamline the process. That suggests LA’s recovery could follow many of the same contours and constraints of the past, frustrating advocates who believe a business-as-usual approach stands to deepen the region’s ongoing housing affordability crisis. Already, rent spikes across LA will put the squeeze on the local tenant population. And for homeowners, rebuilding is likely to be hampered by higher material costs, workforce shortages and new insurance and property tax burdens. Advocates and experts say the fires should serve as a wake-up call for a broader rethink, contributor Patrick Sisson reports. Today on CityLab: What LA’s Fires Mean for the City’s Housing Shortage — Linda Poon LA Schools Wrecked by Fires Plead on GoFundMe for Help to Reopen
Of the more than 15,400 structures wrecked by the Palisades and Eaton fires so far, at least 18 schools have sustained significant damage or been destroyed. Walmart Opens Its Supersized Corporate Campus in Bentonville, Arkansas
More than 20 buildings across 350 acres will provide space and amenities for 15,000 employee at the corporate headquarters of the world’s largest company. Cities Brace for Deportations as Trump Allows Immigration Arrests at Schools, Churches
Trump issued orders giving immigration agents the power to enter sites that previously were protected. | 
