Contributor: L.A. needs the tax revenue from illegal short-term rentals – Los Angeles Times

L.A. fires destroy celebrity homes, disrupt awards season  Toronto Star What’s the latest on the Los Angeles wildfires and what caused them?  BBC.com ‘Indescribable’: Paris Hilton returns to charred remnants of her Malibu home  CNN Celebrities Who Have Lost Homes or Had to Evacuate in the Los Angeles Fires, and What They’ve Said  PEOPLE Jeff Bridges & Candy Spelling Lose Homes in Los Angeles Wildfires  TMZ

Los Angeles homeowners face price gouging after wildfires  Reuters

Mayor Bass Extends Al Fresco Application Deadline  Random Lengths