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Home Front: Politix
Dem Rep. Kamlager-Dove: L.A.'s Only Approved 8 Building Permits Since Fire Due to Lack of Federal Funding from Trump
2025-05-16
[Breitbart] On Thursday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “The Hill,” Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA)
…correction: that’s D-CA-blatant liar…
blamed the lack of building permits issued in the recovery from the fires in Los Angeles on a lack of federal money from “an administration that doesn’t like California.” And L.A. Mayor Karen Bass is “working as quickly as she can to get rid of the red tape with city hall, in city hall, trying to accelerate applications.”
I suppose there must be a few simpletons in California who’d believe that much arrant nonsense.
Host Blake Burman asked, “I saw a stat in your hometown…your district is between Altadena and the Pacific Palisades, basically, I saw this, Congresswoman, L.A. wildfire recovery efforts in 2025, about 12,000 estimated damaged properties, eight building permits issued so far. It’s been about 125 days or so. And when you look at the numbers, I don’t know how that’s the case. Can you explain how that’s the case and if that’s acceptable right now with what’s going on in your backyard?”

Kamlager-Dove answered, “When we get our money. So, Donald Trump, give us our money.”
Kamlager-Dove answered, “It’s not acceptable. It is not acceptable that we have FEMA offices that are shutting down and FEMA workers that are being terminated that are not able to help my state.”

Burman then cut in to ask, “So, is it — are you suggesting it’s Trump’s fault, or?”

Kamlager-Dove responded, “He should send us the money. We need the money.”

Burman then cut in to ask, “What about Karen Bass’ performance?”

Kamlager-Dove answered, “Karen Bass, I think, has been doing very well in talking to Los Angelinos, being out, working as quickly as she can to get rid of the red tape with city hall, in city hall, trying to accelerate applications. She’s been doing all of that.”

Burman followed up, “So, when does that number pick up?”

Kamlager-Dove answered, “When we get our money. So, Donald Trump, give us our money, because you know what? There are red voters and blue voters and independent voters who lost their homes, and California, like North Carolina and other states, deserve[s] our disaster relief.”

Burman clarified, “So, if I hear you correctly, you think the money has to come from the federal government, and then that picks up? Nothing on Newsom or Mayor Bass?”

Kamlager-Dove responded, “I think they’re doing the best they can with what they have. And the fact of the matter is, we have not been given what we deserve, what is warranted, because we’re battling an administration that doesn’t like California.”
Related:
Karen Bass 04/20/2025 Of the nearly 7,000 buildings destroyed in the Palisades fire, just 12 permits have been issued for rebuilding.
Karen Bass 04/13/2025 A Tale Of Two Sanctuary Cities: Chicago Hits Back At Trump, L.A. Stays Quiet
Karen Bass 03/21/2025 L.A. Faces 'Inevitable' Layoffs of Thousands of City Employees Due $1 Billion Deficit

Posted by:Skidmark

#8  So they're pretty much inviting Trump to take over the permitting process? Fine with me.
Posted by: Matt   2025-05-16 17:59  

#7  Somewhere inside the democrat power centers of SoCal, there is a clear understanding that a drawn out process will make thousands of property owners sell their burned-out homes for far less than they are worth to get out from under mortgages and tax/mechanics liens while they pay for temporary housing that is bankrupting them. There is a lot of money to be made and spreading around incentives to bureaucrats, witting or not, helps make that possible.
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2025-05-16 14:16  

#6  Strictly blame casting.

Didn't I hear something about no permit issued until lot is cleared?

And IIUC, no FEMA loans until the damaged property is removed. Yes, that is backwards, but has always been that way, probably because concern people will take the money and split town? Don't know, but that's what they sound like, give us the money and pomiseez it will all (snicker) go to the victims.

So it sounds to me like the bottleneck is scraping the property due to traffic and disposal regulations, which is Ghana Bass and Gov Grease'em, who could suspend said regulations and provide a state backed loan to those who have filed intent to rebuild, who could use that money to clean the property, and transfer the now accessed FEMA loan to the state backed loan.

But they haven't. Because they are twats. It's not that the administration hates California, it's that it hates them.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2025-05-16 14:02  

#5  Divert funds from your monorail grift.
Posted by: Regular joe   2025-05-16 14:02  

#4  ^ These little control-freak Democrats and bureaucrats are relishing the opportunity to dictate rebuilding plans. I.E: smaller building footprints with less parking, electric only (no natural gas hookups), EV charging outlets, ....
Posted by: Frank G   2025-05-16 13:31  

#3  You don't need federal funds to issue permits, you twats!
Posted by: DarthVader   2025-05-16 13:16  

#2  He did indeed, and now surprise, surprise...'Trump is to blame.'
Posted by: Besoeker   2025-05-16 10:56  

#1  Adam Carolla predicted this at the time of the fire. Nothing to do with Trump.
Posted by: Super Hose   2025-05-16 10:46  

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