Will Ventura be ready for the new reality after the fires — the huge dislocations in the real estate market and tourist industries? Many people who would have bought a house in the San Diego area are going to look elsewhere. Local Californians will go on trips to places other than San Diego or Lake Arrowhead. Is Ventura ready?

Are we ready for fires in our area?

They are not making any more ocean, and after the fires, even more people are going to want to live close to the ocean.

— Alan Berk, Ventura