# Newsom suspends permitting rules to speed Los Angeles fire rebuilding

Date: 2025

Governor [Gavin Newsom](/people/edu-gavin-newsom) signed an executive order on 12 January 2025 lifting certain environmental and coastal permit requirements for rebuilding homes and businesses lost in the Los Angeles wildfires. The order was meant to cut delays for displaced residents and also extended price-gouging protections on some essential goods and services.

## People

- Gavin Newsom: https://factrail.ai/people/gavin-newsom

## Sources

- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/12/newsom-marshall-plan-wildfire-theories
- https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/01/12/governor-newsom-signs-executive-order-to-help-los-angeles-rebuild-faster-and-stronger/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/california-orders-streamlined-los-angeles-fire-rebuilding-2025-01-12