Tensions over the lack of transparency in “who’s calling the shots” on the fire recovery boiled over this week as a contractor sought approval of $8 million for rebuilding work. “We’ve had a lot of false starts from the beginning of this, from the mayor appointing someone to be the director of this recovery to that [person] abandoning ship, to then [disaster recovery firm] Hagerty — we are 10 months [post-fires] …. This is bullshit,” Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez said during the Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery special meeting on Monday. “I can’t believe that we’re in a situation where […]
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