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County, city coordinate FEMA support as supervisor invites president-elect; governor suspends permitting to speed rebuilding
Summary
Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger said she invited the president-elect to visit affected communities; she and Mayor Karen Bass said FEMA and county libraries will provide direct assistance and that Gov. Newsom issued an executive order to suspend permitting reviews to accelerate rebuilding.
Los Angeles County Board Chair Kathryn Barger said she sent a letter to the president‑elect inviting him to visit affected communities to meet residents, thank first responders and review federal assistance needs.
“It is in seeing this hope that I am confident that our communities will recover and rebuild,” Barger said, adding that legislative leaders and state agencies have committed to help cut permitting red tape that could slow reconstruction.
Barger said California Governor Gavin Newsom announced…
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