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Rialto Council Eases Paperwork, OKs $100,000 Disaster Relief After Vista View Fire
Summary
The Rialto City Council approved $100,000 and temporary hoteling to assist 16 families displaced by a November fire at Vista View apartments, directing staff to relax documentation requirements and work with landlords and aid groups to speed rehousing.
RIALTO, Calif. — The Rialto City Council moved on Tuesday to speed aid to families displaced by a November fire at the Vista View apartment complex, adopting changes to a newly created disaster relief program and appropriating $100,000 for immediate assistance.
The council’s action followed hours of public comment from residents and advocates who said many displaced families lack the paperwork required by the city's draft guidelines and face substandard temporary housing offers. Anna Gonzalez of the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice told the council: “In the middle of a disaster, our role is not to vet families. It is to protect them, to help them.” Residents described being placed in hotel rooms, shown uninhabitable units with infestations and asked to pay new fees for utilities and parking.
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