The results are in, and they are clear: President Donald Trumpaccelerated the rebuilding effortafter the LA fires by issuing an executive order taking over the permitting process in January.
As The California Postreported at the time, Trump signed the order in the Oval Office because he wanted to see LA succeed — and he was tired of watching state and local officials dither.
Gavin Newsom did almost nothing except to ask for money and complain on social media. LA mayor Karen Bass triedexaggerating progressas she sought to fend off angry residents.
It was a dysfunctional situation — until Trump stepped in.
There weren’t any votes in it for him. Like Harry Truman, he simply decided that “the buck stops here.” So he signed the order.
Critics admitted that permits had been slow, but said that permitting wasn’t the main obstacle.
Regardless, the fact that the president intervened forced local officials to get their act together.
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Trump also appointed one of his most capable Cabinet members, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, to lead the permitting effort.
Zeldin and the EPA had cleared hazardous waste from the Palisades and Eaton fires in record time.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
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