Will Onerous Building Regulations Red Pill Californians Who Lost Their Homes in the Fires?

Governor Newsom issues an executive order to cut red tape and suspend environmental permitting, but the state’s onerous regulations could turn some Californians against their government.

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Surveying damage at the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, January 13, 2025. AP/John Locher

Will Los Angeles residents who lost everything in the fires get red pilled when they face onerous California building permit, zoning, and environmental regulations?

That’s the prediction of some on the right who say Californians will turn against progressive uni-party rule in the wake of the devastating wildfires that have so far destroyed more than 10,000 homes and killed at least 24 people. That number is expected to rise. 

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