Adding onto this: the soldiers already there.

Soldiers can be moved around at will, send them a different base and use barracks as free temporary housing for the displaced people.

Martial law could prevent the tourist influx that’s straining resources.

Executive order banning real estate ghouls coming in and hoovering up land like Pompeii. Who gives a fuck if it’s illegal, by the time it goes through the courts more robust solutions can be put in place.

A strong executive that wanted to actually prevent further harm has many tools.