More than 70 percent of people affected by the Palisades fire in California since January are still living in temporary housing, according to a report.
According to a survey conducted by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, “2,300 residents affected by the fire” were surveyed in Los Angeles County. Los Angeles TimesThe survey found that 75 percent of “surveyed Pacific Palisades residents and 67% of surveyed Altadena residents are in temporary housing,”
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Nearly 75% of Pacific Palisades residents surveyed and 67% of Altadena residents surveyed are in temporary housing. Many people hope to visit there again in the next few months. The report found that although residents who experienced total loss have struggled to find stable housing, residents who have experienced structural and smoke or ash damage have had to relocate more frequently.
Of residents who lost their homes in Altadena, Pacific Palisades, Pasadena and Malibu, 22% said they expected to move again within the next six to 12 months and 9% expected to move again within the next few months. Of the residents who experienced structural and smoke or ash damage, 19% expected to relocate within the next few months and 18% believed they would have to relocate within a year.
fox news informed One person explained that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has “Community Development Block Grant-disaster relief dollars.”
The person explained to Fox News that before the government shutdown, they were “going to meet with HUD to talk about it,” and said it could be used to reinvest in infrastructure.
Warner Todd Huston of Breitbart News reported that during a hearing on Thursday, Sens. Ron Johnson (R-WS) and Rick Scott (R-FL) heard from “victims of the devastating and deadly fire.” Those who spoke at the hearing included Mountain Reality star, Spencer Pratt:
was one of the speakers at the confab Mountain Reality show star Spencer Pratt, who has become a prominent advocate for victims of the fire.
“By the grace of God, my family survived,” he said during his testimony.
“My family has not lost hope, but we have lost our home and everything we own,” Pratt said during the hearing.
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) is reported to be trying to divert attention from the Pacific Palisades fire, which “destroyed 7,000 structures and killed 12 people in the Pacific Palisades and Malibu areas alone.”
Johnson previously suggested the Senate could subpoena Newsom to explain state and local failures during the Palisades fire.
