(The Center Square) – The city of Los Angeles has issued just four rebuilding permits in the Pacific Palisades 75 days after a fire devastated most of the coastal community, highlighting the city’s struggle with providing basic government services.
After the city dedicated significant resources to tearing down a 20-year-old family treehouse earlier this month over permitting disagreements, many individuals highlighted their struggles with obtaining permits for building even simple structures.
According to Los Angeles City Councilwoman Traci Park, who represents the Pacific Palisades, only four permits have been issued for rebuilding thus far after a fire destroyed 6,000 structures and leveled much of the community.
“When I hear in a committee meeting like we had today that only four permits have been issued and we’re at day 75 post-fire, that is concerning to me,” said Park to ABC 7. “The loss of business and tax revenue is going to impact us. We are looking at hundreds of billions of dollars in economic losses overall here, and I don’t think there is any real easy way to sugarcoat this. It’s a mess.” MORE
typical dindu efficiency
Typical Liberal mindset; Not letting the Crisis go to waste.
California you deserve everything you’ve sown.
*grrr* Yet another reporting failure due to innumeracy. I’m certain that only four permits issued is horribly low, but WHY THE HELL CAN’T THE WRITER TELL US HOW MANY PERMITS WERE APPLIED FOR?
This is the result of vote(fraud)-by-mail.
They are getting better. When trying to rebuild in Paradise, CA after the Camp Fire, the first permits were about 8 months out. The time lag is still ridiculous.
No sympathy for fools who stare at reality and choose to put their heads in the sand.
Joe^^^There are still people in Paradise and Magalia who haven’t been allowed to clean up much less rebuild.
Anonymous Thursday, 27 March 2025, 11:45 at 11:45 am , Cleanup has been complete for a long time. The ones who are not allowed to rebuild are those who wish to rebuild the substandard dump they previously lived in. Drive the roads and you will see that the soil contamination work is long done. There are burned vehicles and such but those are the ones that the owners wanted left there. I missed when they started on my place and they tossed out some good stuff.
While I am certainly concerned that people will be able to rebuild, at the very least comparable to what they had, I do appreciate that with the toxicity of such a sweeping fire there are a lot of steps. I’d give it 6 more months – I am sure that many are pushing to rebuild quickly and by then we will have a better picture of how much heel-dragging there is, or whether the local and state gov’ts will even allow simple rebuilding.
I forget whether Benito lost his home. I think he said his home burned, but he may have sold it sometime in the past. That’s my case – we sold my parents’ home a couple of years ago.
As Left Coast Dan mentioned, the permit process in Los Angeles county can be an onerous process. There are numerous environmental concerns as well as updated building code regulations that need to be addressed. Furthermore, I would anticipate that with some of the homes along the beach there will be fights with the Coastal Commission regarding public access or even if they will be allowed to rebuild at all.
Although not necessarily in Pacific Palisades, in some adjacent areas there are also septic systems that need to be updated and fire access may need to be addressed. Some of these regulations may seem over the top and sometimes I think there is a lot of overkill, but I don’t think anyone wants toxic material or sewage seeping into the ocean.
My guess is that in addition to these concerns, there will be a lot of foot dragging – but that remains to be seen.
He pointed this out when the President went out there. He could have started issuing permits in a week. But this is California.Things run completely different out here with democrats in total control.
Joe that’s not true. There are people who go to church in Magalia who have not been allowed to clean up.
I saw somewhere that there is a expedited process if you commit to all electric.
Can’t verify the authenticity of that comment though.