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CA Gov. Newsom Signs $2.5B Wildfire Disaster Aid Package
The funding will help pay for fire response, debris removal, rebuilding schools and remediating post-fire hazards such as flooding.
California rushes billions in aid for LA fire recovery: ‘The first of many steps’
California passed two bills to expedite LA wildfire recovery funds as part of an extended special session called by Gov. Gavin Newsom in response to Palisades and Eaton fires.
Viewpoint: LA's fires only make California's housing crisis worse
Housing construction permits were already trending downward. Now the wildfires in Los Angeles have taken away at least 10,000 occupied homes.
California Legislature approves $2.5 billion for state response to Los Angeles-area fires
Lawmakers also approved $4 million for local governments to streamline approvals for rebuilding homes, and $1 million to support school districts and help them rebuild facilities.
What Trump can (and can’t) do to disrupt Los Angeles wildfire aid
It will be hard for the president to revoke FEMA funding — but a GOP-led Congress could slow down the region’s recovery.
Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign legislation for $2.5 billion toward Los Angeles wildfire relief
Gov. Gavin Newsom will sign legislation Thursday providing $2.5 billion in funding to relief efforts in Los Angeles County, where two massive wildfires killed 28 people and left behind a trail of ...
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Cracks emerge in House GOP after speaker's threat to saddle California wildfire aid with conditions
Some U.S. House Republicans in California are breaking with Speaker Mike Johnson over his suggestion that federal disaster aid be coupled with as-yet unspecified conditions on the wildfire-ravaged ...