The latest order by Newsom also mobilizes debris removal and cleanup with an eye toward recovery, and permits federal hazmat crews to start cleaning up properties as a key step in getting people back to their properties safely and to mitigate the risk of mudslides and flooding by hastening efforts to remove debris.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) issued an executive order prohibiting one of California’s most powerful bureaucracies from imposing regulations on Los Angeles residents working to rebuild their city from massive fire damage.