Palisades homeowners and leaders of rebuilding efforts have expressed opposition, at times crudely, about the prospect of adding low-income housing. Even rebuilding the apartments that were there face challenges. Landlords expect to struggle through a morass of bureaucracy to bring back their buildings, and confusion over possible income or rent restrictions only adds to the unpredictability.Thereporting states more than 1,300 multifamily units were lost in the Pacific Palisades. Those who hope to rebuild them may be hard put when faced with the prospects of rising construction and insurance costsin spite of the removals of previous restrictions that are a part of the city and state orders.Chief Recovery Officer Steve Soboroff says the exclusionary vision of their opponents is "elitist" though their fears of a drastic change are unfounded ("Were not rethinking. Were rebuilding"). This comes after the City Councils decision to approve new regulatory updates to the 2021-2029 housing element restricting new affordable developments to commercial and high-density areas.More of our coverage of the Los Angeles Firesin the Pacific Palisades and Altadena can be found here:L.A. offers waivers to homeowners affected by wildfires to access to their building plansOliver Wainwright: better urban strategies must come from L.A.'s ashesHow long will recovery from L.A.'s fires ...