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Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty.

Armstrong and Getty.

And now here's Armstrong and getting.

President Trump has signed a new executive order aimed at speeding up recovery from major wildfires in California last year.

But rather than just offering assistance, he's taken aim at state and local officials,

accusing them of approving only some permits required for rebuilding.

The guidance says the Department of Homeland Security will now oversee the process.

California Governor Gavin Newsom is pushing back against any allegations of wrongdoing.

He says Californians didn't need an expedited permit process.

They need money to rebuild.

Okay.

I think if Gavin Newsom is involved, you can just assume there's malfeasance or poor management.

Okay, so but you see the deal, though, Gavin is the story isn't people have their permits but don't have money.

That could be true, but that's not what the story is. The story is they don't have their permits yet.

So red tape paperwork, bad governance, yeah.

The next voice you're going to hear significantly, Jack, you just mentioned this last hour, and we'll talk more about it in a second.

This is Joe Pollock reporting for the California Post, the new West Coast outlet of the New York Post.

The executive order essentially takes over the permitting process, especially where any federal money is involved at the state and local level,

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