Despite the personal and economic toll of the LA fires, migrant workers have mobilized to help their communities.

Used clothing is an especially unwieldy gift for aid groups and disaster victims.

The home construction market has already been dealing with shortages of skilled labor and building materials, along with expensive construction loans. Those factors will add to the costs of rebuilding communities destroyed by fires.

“Twin challenges” arise as Los Angeles continues to face massive wildfire destruction in a tight housing market.