Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to Southern California businesses, homeowners, renters and private nonprofit organizations following President Joe Biden’s major disaster declaration for the Los Angeles County wildfires, the Small Business Administration announced Friday.
The declaration covers Los Angeles and the contiguous counties of Orange, San Bernardino, Kern and Ventura due to wildfires and straight-line winds that began Jan. 7.
SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman will join FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell in Southern California to assess on-the-ground needs and ensure the SBA is fully prepared to assist businesses, homeowners and renters impacted by the disaster…