Yes, so true. I've spent so much of my life in those beautiful areas, hard to believe how it has changed almost overnight. The ocean didn't even blink an eye, its beauty will remain forever. A family member's boss had a home in Pacific Palisades which is gone now. He said it is illegal to clean the brush around your home in California without a permit. The permit can take 1-2 years to get because you have to prove the brush you are getting rid of is in fact dead. Unbelievable law, but that's California for ya.