Her dream house with ocean views now in path of Ventura fire
(LA Times Books)

Karen Kwan-Holt, 49, stood near Ventura High School at about 2 a.m. Tuesday, watching her neighbor´s house burn - a victim of the brush fire plaguing the area. Kwan-Holt and her husband, Steve Holt, along with their two children, ages 9 and 10, live in a 3,000-square-foot home that sits on a hillside...