There has to be a catch. This is too pragmatic and logical.

NEW: Just issued an Executive Order that will allow victims of the SoCal fires to not get caught up in bureaucratic red tape and quickly rebuild their homes.

We are also extending key price gouging protections to help make rebuilding more affordable.

Gavin Newsom

There has to be a catch. This is too pragmatic and logical.

https://x.com/GavinNewsom/status/1878464815188099111

A cynical take is that he's mainly trying to protect his reputation especially from wealthy Dem donors, some of which likely own property in the affected region.

Hence why this power to remove red tape is only being used for this and nothing else.