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Los Angeles moves multiple wildfire relief measures as mayor issues emergency order and relief funds open
Summary
City officials announced an emergency executive order to help schools and childcare reopen, launched relief grants for workers and small businesses, and coordinated distributions of air purifiers and animal‑recovery efforts after recent wildfires. The City Council advanced a business tax‑relief ordinance to be sent forthwith.
Mayor Karen Bass and City officials announced a package of measures to help residents and businesses affected by recent wildfires, including an executive order to speed school and childcare reopenings, city and county cash relief for displaced workers and small businesses, a port grant application window for Harbor community nonprofits, distribution of air purifiers in affected neighborhoods, and on‑the‑ground animal‑recovery work in the Pacific Palisades.
The mayor’s fourth emergency executive order increases enrollment caps so displaced children can transfer to unaffected facilities for three to five years, and gives damaged or destroyed schools and childcare centers a 180‑day permit to relocate and operate anywhere in the city with expedited review if they seek to stay longer, city officials said. “This emergency executive order will keep families and their communities together and lessen…
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