When LA is ready to rebuild, it should consider framing city blocks with stacked units, joined wall to wall, and built right up to the propriety line so that a courtyard block is formed.
Much of San Francisco was completely rebuilt - buildings and infrastructure - just 5 to 6 years after the 1906 earthquake and fire completely devastated vast swaths of the city.
In 2024, the planning process for a single large apartment complex or water main can take as long.