California Sends $369M in Fire Recovery Funds to Housing, Not Victims

California Sends $369M in Fire Recovery Funds to Housing, Not Victims

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CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE FUNDS DIVERTED: $369M to Housing Developers, Nothing Reserved for Victims, Report Alleges

A New York Post report claims California routed nearly $369 million in federal wildfire recovery aid to low-income housing developers without requiring them to house a single fire survivor — and victims like Mickey Schechter are speaking out.

POLITICS: State sends aid to low-income housing as fire victims suffer

California officials used federal funding meant to help wildfire victims rebuild, and spent it on low-income housing instead.  That’s the bombshell revelation in a new report by The California Post. And it confirms the worst suspicions of fire-ravaged communities that have wondered whether state officials ever intended to help them, or simply saw their suffering as an opportunity to exploit. Beginning with the devastating Camp Fire and Woolsey F…

Exclusive | California pours $369M in wildfire recovery funds into low-income housing — but reserves none for fire victims

California poured $368.7M in disaster aid into affordable rentals, but rules prevent any units from being set aside for fire victims.