Newsom Asks Congress for Nearly $40 Billion for Los Angeles Wildfire Aid

The governor said the funding would prioritize rebuilding homes, infrastructures, businesses, schools, health care facilities, and churches.

Smoke and flames overwhelm a commercial area during the Eaton Fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County, Calif., on Jan. 8, 2025. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images

California Gov. Gavin Newsom asked Congress to approve nearly $40 billion in relief aid for the Los Angeles area after last month’s destructive wildfires, which could be the nation’s costliest natural disaster in history.

In a Feb. 21 post on social media platform X, Newsom said it will take an “all-hands-on-deck approach to rebuild from the devastating fires in LA.”