Sean Rameswaram

Donald Trump was not at the Grammys last night. Beyonce was. She won country album of the year. Lady Gaga was too. She shouted out trans rights. Alicia Keys was there. She shouted out DEI. Chapel Roan won best new artist and shouted out health care. Shakira showed up and shouted out immigrants. But no one got more shout outs than the firefighters in Los Angeles, the city that hosted the show.

An all-star band opened the Grammys with a cover of I Love L.A. by Randy Newman. The host, Trevor Noah, was asking for donations all night when Cowboy Carter won Album of the Year. It was Los Angeles Firefighters who finally got to hand our queen the prize she's been after for all these years.

An all-star band opened the Grammys with a cover of I Love L.A. by Randy Newman. The host, Trevor Noah, was asking for donations all night when Cowboy Carter won Album of the Year. It was Los Angeles Firefighters who finally got to hand our queen the prize she's been after for all these years.

An all-star band opened the Grammys with a cover of I Love L.A. by Randy Newman. The host, Trevor Noah, was asking for donations all night when Cowboy Carter won Album of the Year. It was Los Angeles Firefighters who finally got to hand our queen the prize she's been after for all these years.

Los Angeles fires are finally fully contained. We're going to ask what comes next on Today Explained.

Los Angeles fires are finally fully contained. We're going to ask what comes next on Today Explained.

Los Angeles fires are finally fully contained. We're going to ask what comes next on Today Explained.

This special series from The Verge is presented by Adobe Express.

This special series from The Verge is presented by Adobe Express.

This special series from The Verge is presented by Adobe Express.

Sean Ramos from here with Liam Dillon, who covers housing affordability issues for the Los Angeles Times. With something like 16,000 structures destroyed in the Eaton and Palisades fires, we asked him what comes next for those looking to rebuild.

Sean Ramos from here with Liam Dillon, who covers housing affordability issues for the Los Angeles Times. With something like 16,000 structures destroyed in the Eaton and Palisades fires, we asked him what comes next for those looking to rebuild.

Sean Ramos from here with Liam Dillon, who covers housing affordability issues for the Los Angeles Times. With something like 16,000 structures destroyed in the Eaton and Palisades fires, we asked him what comes next for those looking to rebuild.

So you said the Army Corps of Engineers. So does that mean this is going to be a federal effort? Is the federal government funding this effort?

So you said the Army Corps of Engineers. So does that mean this is going to be a federal effort? Is the federal government funding this effort?

So you said the Army Corps of Engineers. So does that mean this is going to be a federal effort? Is the federal government funding this effort?

What about local government? What about state government? How can they be expediting this process for people right now?

What about local government? What about state government? How can they be expediting this process for people right now?

What about local government? What about state government? How can they be expediting this process for people right now?

And we're mostly talking here about people who own their property, who own their homes. But, of course, there's a lot of concern for renters. We know Los Angeles has notoriously, some would say criminally high rent. Right. I can't imagine the fires are helping us.