() The fire-ravaged Los Angeles community of Altadena is still dealing with the consequences of the wildfires that raged through the L.A. area last month.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking $40 billion in federal aid to help rebuild the region.

Altadena Town Councilwoman Sylvia Vega joined “Morning in America” to discuss Newsom’s disaster aid ask and the difficulties currently faced by wildfire-affected communities.

“One of the troubles that we’re having right now is the fact that people are having difficulty getting back home and businesses reopening due to the lack of potable water,” Vega said.

“Altadena is a very small town. We’re a town of 42,000 however, we have four different water companies, and so trying to get four different water companies up and going has been the issue.”

Currently, Altadena just north of Pasadena is currently in phase 2 of the rebuilding process. It involves the Army Corps of Engineers clearing lots and making them free of hazardous material, clearing them of ash, and debris within the footprint of the home that was burned.

Other measures include putting down hydro-mulch to prevent ash from blowing during any future wind storms and allowing residents to start the rebuilding process, Vega told .

Several hundred students in Altadena will begin classes as soon as next week at a charter school where 30% of students lost their homes.

“Their homes have been burnt down to the ground, either they’re going to a different school because the school is not ready to come up, or they’re just barely getting back to school.

“These are kids who went through COVID, and it is a challenging time for students with so much loss.”