Californians get fire relief at last in disaster bill

In mid-November, when considering a disaster-relief package for a nation devastated by hurricanes and the wine country wildfires, the White House declined to include in its proposal to Congress aid for Californians who had lost everything, though Floridians and Houstonians were to be helped.
Was there something about the massive scale of the ongoing Thomas fire and the other blazes in Southern California that tipped the scales?
Because the $81-billion aid package Congress is considering this wee