In the line of fires: LA's ashen suburbs one year on

火线之上:洛杉矶灰烬般的郊区一年后

The Intelligence from The Economist

2026-01-07

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We return to the Los Angeles suburbs that were consumed by wildfires a year ago. The varying rebuilding efforts reveal divides in wealth, but also strains in California's insurance industry. Never mind the AI job apocalypse, if it comes: the technology will create plenty of new roles, too. And why “peak wine” may be a good thing for sippers of the fine kind.
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  • The Economist.

  • Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.

  • I'm Rosie Bloor.

  • And I'm Jason Palmer.

  • Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

  • People keep talking about the anticipated jobs apocalypse AI may cause.

  • But our correspondent reckons there could be a bounty of new roles created by the need for us humans to train and control our artificial peers.

  • And our World Ahead series takes a look at the business of wine.

  • Will 2026 be the industry's peak?

  • Our correspondent examines the trends driving consumption down and the benefits for the sippers who are sticking around.

  • But first...

  • I laid down to take a nap and the next thing I know,

  • he woke me up and he said, we have to leave and we have to leave now.

  • And that was around at 3 a.m.

  • Exactly one year ago, wildfires devastated parts of Los Angeles.

  • Aaron Braun is our West Coast correspondent.

  • Audra Blunt and her husband Damon's home was in Altadena.

  • That's to the east of LA.

  • Their house and their entire neighborhood were destroyed.

  • Do you remember what the neighborhood looked like as you were driving away?