The California citizens affected by the fires are in for a world of hurt.
While fires continue to burn more than a week later after the Palisades fire, residents are trying to return to their residences to find the fate of their homes and possessions.
With more than 12,000 structures destroyed, AccuWeather estimates the cost of rebuilding is expected to be between $250 billion and $275 billion. No doubt rebuilding will take years, if not over a decade, due to cleanup, insurance claims processing, the amount of materials and labor required, and, of course, bureaucracy.
On January 12, Governor Newsom on Sunday issued an executive order aimed at cutting red tape for rebuilding efforts in the wake of the deadly Los Angeles County wildfires.
The order suspends regulations under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to allow people to rebuild their destroyed or damaged properties faster. Newsom’s office said the governor is also directing state agencies to find more ways to suspend permit requirements to help speed up rebuilding efforts.
Three days later, the Los Angeles Department of Public Health issued their own order prohibiting cleanup or removal of fire debris at fire damaged and burned properties located in Critical Fire Areas until a hazardous materials inspection is completed by an approved government agency.
If you thought residents were let down by the criminal mismanagment of their democrat politicians who enabled this inferno, just wait until they attempt to rebuild.
Their “California dream” is gone due to decades of incompetence and deriliction to provide even the most basic services. As residents seek even the first chance to cleanup, they are going to be met with bureaucracy. And that will happen at every step they take to obtain permits and rebuild.
Place your bets as to how long it will take for this area to recover. Or, place your bets as to how many packup and leave this mismanaged state.
DCG
New-scum says he is going to suspend or amend restrictions to rebuilding. Guarantee you that, in CA, if my house burns down, I’m handing over my insurance and my plot to the bank and getting out of this hell hole. Would NEVER rebuild. Maybe a decade ago, a home near us burned down…and it took them 2 years to even begin to rebuild…another year to finish. I don’t ever want to face living “on government time.” I have ONLY my time given me to live on….not much left 🙁
Is the individual homeowner responsible for cleaning up the residue on their property? Or does the city/county arrange for the cleanup to be done block by block? Or some other arrangement?
From CNN
The EPA will be joined by California state agency CalRecycle in overseeing much of the clean-up work, officials said.
Charred hazardous waste and large debris must be cleared by professional crews, and the underlying soil needs to be treated to remove toxic chemicals that burned into it.
With over 12k structures destroyed, this cleanup will take forever…
LA fire cleanup: How do you clean up a fire disaster unlike any other in modern times? ‘It’s going to be an enormous undertaking’ | CNN
L.A. will be rebuilt as a “smart city” before the 2028 Olympics. Insurance companies cancelled residents’ “fire insurance” prior to the fires being set. The big boys at Black Rock and their ilk will grab up this land for pennies on the millions, as they did in Lahaina, Hawaii after it was burned out..