Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom has criticized Republican Sen. Ted Cruz ( (Texas) was contested.
Newsom announced the order Wednesday after a week of historically devastating wildfires in Southern California. At least 25 people were killed and more than 13,000 homes and businesses were destroyed.
“Mr. Newsom's order is clearly paternalistic and could even undermine Los Angeles' ability to recover from both fires.”
“Today, I signed an executive order prohibiting greedy land developers from defrauding victims of the Los Angeles wildfires with unsolicited, undervalued offers to buy their destroyed land. “Make no mistake about it, this is an indictable crime,” Newsom said. I wrote on social media.
“This predatory behavior is disgusting under the best of circumstances,” he continued in a video attached to the post. “And of course, here, in the midst of this massive tragedy, this is shameful. So we're going to hold those people accountable.”
Mr. Cruz responded by suggesting: rebuttal A law aimed at protecting victims of natural disasters.
“California's misguided policies have (1) limited fire mitigation efforts, (2) created water shortages, and (3) underfunded firefighters. “We are making it even more difficult for those affected to sell their destroyed property. This only hurts the victims,” Cruz claimed on social media.
newsom soon fired return.
“Publicly handing over shillings to scammers and bottom land speculators is a strange game – even to you, Ted. Our executive order prevents anyone from selling their property. “We prohibit scammers from making unsolicited offers to purchase real estate for $1,” he wrote.
The order does not allow unsolicited offers for properties in wildfire areas to be lower than the property's value as of January 6, before the wildfires. This would effectively prohibit unsolicited offers for properties whose buildings have been gutted due to loss of value.
Ironically, claimed According to Reason's Joe Lancaster, overregulation that hinders construction in California may be part of the reason property owners want to sell quickly rather than engage in a painful and expensive rebuilding process.
”[P]The rope owners should be free to consider the offer presented and it should be their decision to accept, object or instruct the caller to take the long walk from the short pier . “Newsom's order is clearly paternalistic and could even undermine Los Angeles' ability to recover from both the fires and the existing housing shortage,” Lancaster explained.
Well, Newsom has made it difficult for Californians too.
Do you like Blaze News? Avoid censorship and sign up for our newsletter to get articles like this delivered straight to your inbox. Please register here!
