Newsom vowed that the funding would be used to rebuild homes, infrastructure, businesses, schools, churches and health care facilities, while supporting the needs of people affected by the

The aid would go toward “immediate and long-term recovery work needed to rebuild lives and properties,” according to the letter.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is asking Congress to provide nearly $40 billion in disaster funding to help Los Angeles recover and rebuild from the wind-driven fires that swept across Pacific Palisades and Altadena last month.