An economist's harrowing escape from fire, and her big ideas to rescue California from its insurance doom spiral.

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OPINION- As the flames of California history’s most damaging winter began to cool, decision times were about to arrive for tens of thousands of the state’s newest homeless.

Don’t take anything for granted. As the victims of the LA fires have found, it can all be snatched from you in an instant.