Gavin Newsom organizing ‘Marshall Plan’ to ‘reimagine LA 2.0’

In a Saturday interview with NBC News, Newsom was asked about the forthcoming national and international events the city will be hosting in upcoming years, such as the 2028 Summer Olympics, and how the city will be able to recover by then.

Newsom said that these events are an "opportunity" for California and the US to "shine," and "that’s why we’re already organizing a Marshall Plan, we already have a team looking and reimagining LA 2.0 and we are making sure everyone’s included, not just the folks on the coast, people here that were ravaged by this disaster."

Newsom was pressed to explain his "Marshall Plan," to which he said, "We’re still fighting these fires, so, we’re already talking to city leaders, we’re already talking to civic leaders, we’re already talking to business leaders and nonprofits, we’re talking to labor leaders."

"We’re starting to organize how we can put together a collection of individuals on philanthropy for recovery, how we can organize the region, how we can make sure that we are seeking federal assistance for the Olympics more broadly, but also federal assistance for the recovery efforts and how we can galvanize the community with folks that love this community to really develop a mindset so that at scale, we’re dealing with the scope of this tragedy and responding to it at scale with efficiency like the executive order I talked about, time value of delivering projects, addressing building codes, addressing permitting issues, and moving forward to rebuilding and being more resilient.

The Marshall Plan, officially known as the Economic Cooperation Act and named after then-Secretary of State George C. Marshall, was passed in the wake of World War II and approved funding to help rebuild Western Europe in the wake of the war.

Newsom on Monday expanded the special California Legislature session that was convened in November in response to Trump’s election victory to include proposed funding for wildfire recovery efforts in Los Angeles. Newsom has proposed that California provide at least $2.5 billion in additional funding.

This funding would include $1 billion to augment state emergency response funding for cleanup, emergency response, and recovery of areas hit by the fires, and $1.5 billion in funding for "preparedness against the threats of firestorms, windstorms, and other natural disasters."

"California is organizing a Marshall Plan to help Los Angeles rebuild faster and stronger – including billions in new and accelerated state funding so we can move faster to deliver for the thousands who’ve lost their homes and livelihoods in these firestorms. To the people of Los Angeles: We have your back," Newsom said in a statement.