Trump executive order seeks to speed up rebuilding of homes destroyed by Los Angeles wildfires
The order aims to cut permitting delays and audit $3 billion in hazard mitigation funds after wildfires destroyed about 13,000 homes and killed 31 people, White House said.
- President Donald Trump signed an executive order to accelerate rebuilding homes destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires last year.
- Trump said he wants to take control of permits from California and Los Angeles to expedite home rebuilding.
- The order requires the SBA and FEMA to create rules allowing builders to self-certify compliance with health and safety standards, bypassing local permit requirements.
- SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler criticized California and Los Angeles leaders for their slow permit issuance despite federal aid.
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Trump issues executive order to accelerate Los Angeles wildfire recovery
President Donald Trump has taken bold action to speed up the rebuilding of Los Angeles, a city still scarred from devastating wildfires that struck over a year ago, the New York Post reports. In a seven-page executive order signed at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, Trump directed federal agencies to bypass state and local permitting delays following the January 2025 Pacific Palisades and Eaton fires, which destroyed an estimated 16,000 str…
Trump issues order to speed rebuilding in Pacific Palisades, Eaton Canyon
President Donald Trump has taken bold action to cut through red tape and rebuild wildfire-ravaged communities in California. On Tuesday, Trump signed an executive order aimed at accelerating reconstruction in Pacific Palisades and Eaton Canyon, areas devastated by wildfires in January 2025. The order targets delays in state and local permitting processes, directing federal agencies like FEMA and the SBA to streamline approvals and override burea…
Trump executive order seeks to speed up rebuilding of homes after Los Angeles wildfires
Trump announced Tuesday that he has signed an executive order to “cut through bureaucratic red tape” and speed up reconstruction of homes destroyed by the January 2025 Los Angeles area wildfires. California Gov. Gavin Newsom scoffed at the idea that the federal government could issue local rebuilding permits and urged Trump to approve the state's $33.9 billion disaster aid request.
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(L) U.S. President Donald Trump on January 27, 2026 in Urbandale, Iowa. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) / (Background) California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass touring downtown business district of Pacific Palisades as the Palisades Fire continues to burn on January 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images) OAN Staff Brooke Mallory2:26 PM – Tuesday, January 27, 2026 Following ongoing cri…
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