California Gov. Gavin Newsom Monday praised quick recovery efforts and thanked firefighters and other first responders on the six-month anniversary of the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires.
Newsom and other elected officials, along with First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, addressed reporters at Pasadena City College, where they voiced support for the governor’s earlier request to Congress for $40 billion in federal aid. Officials also expressed their condolences for the victims of Independence Day flooding in Kerry County, Texas, where at least 99 people have died.
The news conference focused on rebuilding efforts for those affected by the Los Angeles County wildfires, which started Jan. 7. The Eaton Fire burned more than 14,000 acres in Altadena, an unincorporated community outside Pasadena. The Palisades Fire burned over 23,000 acres in Los Angeles.
The fires destroyed 12,048 homes and cost 30 lives, Newsom noted. “It goes without saying that disasters test us.”
Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger went to the podium and held a copy of “LA County Forward: Blueprint for Rebuilding.”
Barger, who chairs the Board of Supervisors, said the county’s rebuilding efforts have included removing permit fees for rebuilding homes, accelerating permitting and inspections, pre-approving designs to reduce waits for contractors and investing in infrastructure.
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