Fox News: Only 4 Rebuilding Permits Issued in L.A. Months After Palisades Fire

RUSH TRANSCRIPT That is ░░░░░░░░ they re lighting teslas ░░░░░░░░ fire They re mad ░░░░░░░░ all right A new ░░░░░░░░ is claiming that Los ░░░░░░░░ has only issued four ░░░░░░░░ to rebuild homes more ░░░░░░░░ three months since palisades ░░░░░░░░ the Pacific palisades fire ░░░░░░░░ more than 5 000 ░░░░░░░░ buildings Rachel this comes ░░░░░░░░ after President Trump visited ░░░░░░░░ A and urged embattled ░░░░░░░░ Karen a bass to ░░░░░░░░ up the process Charlie ░░░░░░░░ Painter is here with ░░░░░░░░ details Reporter just a ░░░░░░░░ of Los Angeles residents ░░░░░░░░ received approval to begin ░░░░░░░░ their homes as of ░░░░░░░░ week according to the ░░░░░░░░ Angeles times The first ░░░░░░░░ issued was submitted to ░░░░░░░░ inspectors on February 17th ░░░░░░░░ was approved March 5th ░░░░░░░░ two months after the ░░░░░░░░ swept through the Pacific ░░░░░░░░ and surrounding area destroying ░░░░░░░░ seriously damaging more than ░░░░░░░░ 000 homes The first ░░░░░░░░ was for repairs to ░░░░░░░░ buyer fire damaged home ░░░░░░░░ least two other permits ░░░░░░░░ been approved for a ░░░░░░░░ home rebuild And while ░░░░░░░░ few permits are being ░░░░░░░░ as a milestone in ░░░░░░░░ city s recovery local ░░░░░░░░ and residents are create ░░░░░░░░ the slow criticizing the ░░░░░░░░ process Council member tracy ░░░░░░░░ said it was concerning ░░░░░░░░ only four permits had ░░░░░░░░ issued as of March ░░░░░░░░ saying quote with I ░░░░░░░░ t think it s ░░░░░░░░ a lack of interest ░░░░░░░░ rebuilding I suspect it ░░░░░░░░ indicative of systemic issues ░░░░░░░░ we need to continue ░░░░░░░░ focus on And and ░░░░░░░░ back in January newly ░░░░░░░░ in President Trump sparred ░░░░░░░░ mayor because over the ░░░░░░░░ mayor bass over the ░░░░░░░░ timeline and effort it ░░░░░░░░ remove debris Watch The ░░░░░░░░ thing they are saying ░░░░░░░░ will not be allowed ░░░░░░░░ start for 18 months ░░░░░░░░ that will not be ░░░░░░░░ case Okay I just ░░░░░░░░ you re right You ░░░░░░░░ told me to it ░░░░░░░░ because four groups said ░░░░░░░░ No They should be ░░░░░░░░ to do it they ░░░░░░░░ be able to start ░░░░░░░░ Reporter lawmakers are also ░░░░░░░░ criticizing the mayor s ░░░░░░░░ to pay a private ░░░░░░░░ firm 10 million to ░░░░░░░░ the recovery efforts despite ░░░░░░░░ city staring down a ░░░░░░░░ billion budge deficit next ░░░░░░░░ And according to the ░░░░░░░░ Angeles times more than ░░░░░░░░ property owners have submitted ░░░░░░░░ application ares to the ░░░░░░░░ the so far In ░░░░░░░░ the times is now ░░░░░░░░ the city over mayor ░░░░░░░░ Bass allegedly deleting text ░░░░░░░░ about the wildfires amid ░░░░░░░░ highly criticized handling of ░░░░░░░░ crisis Guys Carley wow ░░░░░░░░ she now has a ░░░░░░░░ to contend with as ░░░░░░░░ Very interesting Chanley Painter ░░░░░░░░ for us thank you ░░░░░░░░ much Rachel thank you ░░░░░░░░ are.