Six months after the destructive Palisades and Eaton fires, Los Angeles officials are implementing reforms to restore hope among displaced Pacific Palisades residents, with measures like waiving building permit fees (potentially saving homeowners up to $30,000) and expediting “like-for-like” rebuild permits to be approved within 30 days.
A survey by the Urban Land Institute, UCLA, and USC indicates that 80% of Palisades residents plan to rebuild if it can be done within three years, and community groups like PaliStrong are advocating for collective cost-saving measures, such as group rates on materials, to make rebuilding more feasible.