Sign our letter: Rebuild LA Safe + Electric 💪⚡️
Our elected officials are jeopardizing LA's future. Our communities deserve a recovery from the Palisades and Eaton fires that is S.A.F.E. (Secure, Affordable, Fast, and Electric)
Dear Friends,
We’ve just launched an important letter campaign with Resilient Palisades and other organizations about how we will rebuild LA after the fires — and we need your help.
Pacific Palisades and Altadena have lost over 10,000 homes with billions in damages so many lives upended. ❤️🩹 Rebuilding must not only restore what was lost but also strengthen our communities for future disasters.
But our elected officials are making decisions that will lead to higher costs, greater risks, and outdated infrastructure. Mayor Bass has already suspended LA’s all-electric construction rule in fire-affected areas, prioritizing politics over resilience.
Instead, we need a S.A.F.E. rebuild:
🔒 Secure from future disasters
💸 Affordable for all residents
💪 Fast in restoring lives
⚡️ Electric to power us safely
Together, we can ensure LA rebuilds for a safer, more resilient future.
In community,
HeyClimate 🌻
⚡️ The Rebuild LA S.A.F.E. Campaign
An aerial view of a neighborhood ravaged by the Palisades fire, seen on Jan. 26. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
We have a goal of getting 10,000 signers to support the Rebuild LA S.A.F.E letter! 💪
ORGANIZATION SIGNERS INCLUDE:
Resilient Palisades
350 .org (San Fernando Valley)
Los Angeles Waterkeeper
Climate Reality Project (LA/SFV Chapters)
Red Canary Magazine
Entertainment + Culture Pavillon
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👀 Read the Official Letter
Dear Elected Officials,
As Angelenos and global citizens, we urge you to commit to rebuilding LA S.A.F.E. Our communities deserve a recovery from the Palisades and Eaton fires that is:
Secure from future disasters,
Affordable for all residents,
Fast in restoring people’s lives, and
Electric to power us safely.
Los Angeles has just suffered one of its worst fire disasters. Over 10,000 homes are gone, financial losses are estimated at $150–$250 billion, and thousands of families have lost their livelihoods—some, their loved ones.
Rebuilding must not only restore what was lost but also strengthen our communities for future disasters. Yet, instead of using this moment to create a safer, more resilient LA, our local, county, and state leaders are repeating past mistakes. On January 13th, Mayor Karen Bass suspended the city’s all-electric construction rule (Ordinance No. 187,714) for the affected communities, a decision that will burden Angelenos with higher costs and increased safety risks for decades.
Suspending the all-electric rule is unsafe for Angelenos. In an attempt to “cut red tape,” this decision will slow recovery and drive up long-term utility costs for both homeowners and the city. Every home rebuilt with methane gas (natural gas) is a 30-year commitment to hazardous, outdated, and expensive infrastructure.
Our city is sending the wrong message by sidelining policies meant to future-proof our communities from disasters like the one we just faced. Instead, we should seize this moment to marshal state and federal resources to build a stronger LA. A fast, safe, and affordable rebuild is possible, so why throw away this opportunity?
With the 2028 Olympics ahead, LA can show the world how to rebuild proactively. Healing from this tragedy means embracing clean energy, not welcoming back dirty fossil fuels into our communities that make wildfires, heat waves, and storms even more destructive. Rebuilding homes without new methane gas hookups should be a common-sense step in response to this disaster—especially for a forward-looking city like Los Angeles.
Elected Officials: don’t jeopardize LA’s future. A “business as usual” rebuild is unsafe, costly, and slow. We urge you to prioritize a livable future by committing to a S.A.F.E. rebuild for Los Angeles.
Sincerely,
The Undersigned
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