LA fire victims are getting cut off as $15B in recovery funds stall

LA fire victims are getting cut off as $15B in recovery funds stall

California says it's ending its disaster case management program for Eaton and Palisades fire survivors after FEMA stalled federal funding.

POLITICS: FEMA needs cash extension for fire victims — politics aside

The state of California began informing local charities last week that it was running out of funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the crucial Disaster Case Management (DCM) program. The federal government needs to find that money — immediately.  By the end of the month, thousands of people displaced by last year’s Palisades and Eaton fires could lose their last financial lifeline. Few of them are back in their homes, a…