The signing of the bipartisan aid package comes a day before Donald Trump is set to visit the fire-torn areas and amid continued criticism of the California governor and other state officials’ management of the state’s water supply.
Announcement comes day before Donald Trump will visit fire-torn areas and amid criticism around state water supply.
It will also go toward the inspection permits needed to rebuild schools and homes, said Robert Rivas, speaker of the California state assembly, during a press conference at a Pasadena elementary school.
The funds were announced during a press conference on Thursday in Pasadena, just outside of Altadena, the town hit hardest by the Eaton fire, which ignited on 7 January.
Gavin Newsom has signed a $2.5bn relief package to help areas of Los Angeles recover from the devastating fires that have been burning for nearly two weeks.
