I mean... entirely seriously, the LAPD probably will end up arresting a whole lot of them within 2 years.

They're homeless.

They've lost their home, they won't be getting reimbursed anywhere near what they've lost, they've been absent from work, might lose their jobs, their credit scores likely just tanked, it'll be harder for them to find a rental, their cars burned down, can't live in a burned down car, they're at least mentally traumatized, if not physically injured.

With the exception of the wealthier Palisades folks, a whole lot of these people will end up homeless, and are thus likely to be arrested for attempting to exist while homeless.

I'm convinced this is the plan of the powers that be in the US, to 'deal with' more and more disasters from climate change:

Ew, you're homeless, get a job or fuck off and die, ick.

Fuck me, I actually laughed out loud. That's so dumb, but honestly I would not be surprised if started happening (to a certain demographic anyway)

To be fair, here in The Netherlands they arrest homeless people when it's really cold so they can sleep inside at the police station instead of freezing to death on the streets. So it isn't such a weird satirical story to be honest.

So a bunch of people just lost everything and their governments and other support programs have left them to die?

It’s as if they’re trying to farm Luigi’s…