The wildfires that ravaged southern California and destroyed thousands of homes in the Pacific Palisades and other neighborhoods happened six months ago, and yet, less than 100 building permits have been issued.
Adam Carolla’s predictions from January are coming true.
The rebuilding process has been so slow that many people in the area have decided to sell their destroyed homes rather than try to rebuild.
How is it even possible that so little has been done?
From KTLA News:
It’s been six months since wildfires devastated Pacific Palisades, Altadena and other parts of Southern California, and a prominent local figure has called out political leaders for what he sees as a lack of action.
Developer Rick Caruso took to social media on Monday to lambast local government officials for “endless red tape” causing what he calls a lack of progress in rebuilding after the fires. Caruso challenged Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for that position in 2022.
“Thousands of homes were destroyed, and yet fewer than 100 building permits have been issued after six months,” he wrote alongside a video promoting his nonprofit Steadfast LA. “Does anyone believe this is rapid rebuilding?”
Caruso does cite some progress — power lines will be rebuilt underground, for instance — though he also criticizes officials for a focus on “lofty rhetoric” instead of answers for fire victims and tangible action on the ground.
It looks like nothing has been done, other than clearing some debris.
Why does it look like there is zero recovery effort happening in the Pacific Palisades? pic.twitter.com/iXGOEMDGDy
— Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) June 30, 2025
LA Mayor Karen Bass is too busy fighting Trump and ICE to do anything else.
As Karen Bass fights ICE from deporting criminals…
Only 1% of the victims of the Palisades fires have been issued permits to rebuild.
CA Dems didn’t have water to put out the fires and now won’t give victims permits.
But shes fighting ICE.
Communist.pic.twitter.com/rSunF5xGqz
— C3 (@C_3C_3) July 7, 2025
Governor Gavin Newsom is just as useless. How do these people still have their jobs?
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