Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has named Steve Soboroff 'chief recovery officer' as the city looks toward rebuilding following the Palisades Fire.

Steve Soboroff, a reputable Los Angeles real estate developer and civic leader, has been appointed Chief Recovery Officer (CRO) by L.A. Mayor Karen Bass. Soboroff is now tasked with helping rebuild the city after the wildfires decimated so much of it,

Mayor Karen Bass said no one is better equipped to create a rebuilding plan. "He knows our communities. He knows how to activate City Hall. He's been in City Hall."

Mayor taps the former Police Commission president to create a comprehensive plan for fire-ravaged areas of the city.

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Friday appointed longtime L.A. businessman and civic leader Steve Soboroff to head rebuilding efforts in the Pacific Palisades following the raging wildfire that devastated the area.

Mayor Karen Bass enlisted the help of Steve Soboroff to lead the city's wildfire recovery efforts. "Women LOVE when you pay attention to this."

Mayor Karen Bass selected developer and civic leader Steve Soboroff to lead Los Angeles' recovery and rebuilding efforts in the wake of the Palisades fire.

Soboroff is a civic and business figure and a former president of the Los Angeles Police Commission who spent years living in the Pacific Palisades.

Less than two weeks after the start of what has become one of the state’s most destructive natural disasters, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass continues to face backlash for her response to the Southern California wildfires,

It remains unclear how much the city and its mayor will ultimately be to blame for the explosive horror of the Palisades fire.