Mayor Bass issues order to expedite rebuilding efforts after fires

"This unprecedented natural disaster warrants an unprecedented response that will expedite the rebuilding of homes, businesses and communities," Bass said in a statement.

"This order clears away red tape and bureaucracy to organize around urgency, common sense and compassion. We will do everything we can to get Angelenos back home."

Analysts have pointed to lengthy and bureaucratic building permitting processes as a major roadblock to homebuilding in Los Angeles that they say needed streamlining long before the fires.

Bass' order also establishes task forces for debris removal, mudslide mitigation and to help multifamily development nearing completion receive temporary occupancy approval to make their recovery faster.

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