Key Highlights
- SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler called California’s state and local permitting backlog a "nightmare" that has dragged out wildfire recovery."Today, with President Trump’s leadership and alongside EPA, the SBA is opening an expedited path to recovery for every borrower who has been held hostage by the bureaucracy of Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass," Loeffler said.
- ONE YEAR AFTER LA FIRES, POLITICIANS' PROMISES OF PERMITS APPEAR PALTRY An aerial image shows homes damaged and destroyed by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
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- Fallon/AFP/) The new SBA guidance allows builders to self-certify compliance with state and local requirements after 60 days of permitting delays, enabling reconstruction to begin without final local approval.
- California Gov.