President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed to boost rebuilding in Los Angeles. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)
"The wildfire recovery effort in California has been a national disgrace under the leadership of Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass," SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler said earlier in January. "While the Trump Administration surged every imaginable resource to the state – including an unprecedented $3.2 billion in SBA loans – virtually zero survivors have been able to rebuild due to local permitting backlogs."
"Los Angeles will remain devastated as long as its state and local leaders continue to impose bureaucracy and stall recovery," she said.
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Protestors hold up signs at the "They let us burn" protest in Pacific Palisades on Jan. 7, 2026. (Nora Moriarty)
Bass celebrated the first home rebuild in the Palisades Fire in November of last year, but the Trump administration pointed out that the home's demolition and construction permit had been approved before the wildfires took place.
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As of early January, just seven structures had been constructed in LA County since the wildfires took place, according to the SBA.
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