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An independent after-action review of alerts and evacuations has been completed by McChrystal Group, providing a comprehensive picture of actions taken during the catastrophic January wildfires along with recommendations to help guide future Los Angeles County responses. A full copy of the report is here. Highlights of findings and recommendations are here. The review—the first in a…
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The amendments to the City’s Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit (JADU) have been adopted as of August 22, 2025. The amendments address several aspects of ADU and JADU development, including minimum and maximum unit sizes, conversions, rental terms, the number of ADU homes permitted, tree requirements, setback requirements within High and…
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The San Diego Bonus ADU program has many flaws but of chief concern for urban wildfire safety are those aspects that allow dense construction in the urban wildland interface without consideration for safe evacuation. The regulation modifications related to urban wildfire safety are listed and annotated below. City Council will be doing a second reading…
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SB79 will eliminate residential zoning by creating a statewide overlay that will allow five to seven story buildings on any land within a radius of transportation even if the transportation services are planned decades in the future without funding. Why this is an urban wildfire risk has to do with housing density in areas that…