L.A.'s political house of cards is in flames after the Great Fire of L.A., says author

Julian Zelizer : Los Angeles as it was before the fire will not be the L.A. after the fire.

He says the city will rise from the ashes, but what that rebirth will look like remains to be seen.

Zelizer says the fires have ensured that woke ideology is about to go up in smoke.

The state machinery is too embedded and corrupt to reform, Zelizer writes.

Fay Voshell: California and Los Angeles need outsiders who know what real reconstruction and true reform entails.

She says the incoming Trump administration can and should be a valuable source of ideas for reconstruction and reform.

The incoming team includes visionaries determined to prioritize the welfare of Americans , she says.