after three days of arson and looting, 3,767 buildings were burned and property damage was estimated at more than $1 billion. donations were given to help with food and medicine. the office of state senator diane e. watson provided shovels and brooms to volunteers from all over the community who helped clean. thirteen thousand police and military personnel were on patrol, protecting intact gas stations and food stores; they reopened along with other businesses areas such as the universal studios tour, dance halls, and bars. many organizations stepped forward to rebuild los angeles; south central's operation hope and koreatown's saigu and kccd (korean churches for community development), all raised millions to repair destruction and improve economic development. president george h.w. bush signed a declaration of disaster; it activated federal relief efforts for the victims of looting and arson, which included grants and low-cost loans to cover their property losses. the rebuild la program promised $6 billion in private investment to create 74,000 jobs.