THE RECEIPTS! DEI & Incompetence! California Fires are the Culmination of Systemic Negligence
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L.A budget expenses:
- $190,000 to the homeless and HIV program$100,000 to pay for Juneteenth celebrations
- $14,010 To the Gay Men's Chorus of LA.
- $13,000 To Lesbian, Gay, bi & trans heritage month programs.
- $100,000 to fund Midnight Stroll trans cafe.
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Los Angeles issues new evacuation orders as thickening smoke causes health emergency
Amid widespread allegations of leadership failures and incompetence, Governor of California Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass were singled out for opprobrium
Los Angeles issues new evacuation orders as thickening smoke causes health emergency - i24NEWS
Amid widespread allegations of leadership failures and incompetence, Governor of California Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass were singled out for opprobrium
www.i24news.tv
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Dr. Hemmati is right, it’s time for Newsom and Bass to go
www.ocregister.com
Letter: Dr. Hemmati is right, it’s time for Newsom, Lara and Bass to go
That would cramp Sacramento’s style.
www.ocregister.com
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Devastating LA wildfires fueled by perfect storm of conditions — and clueless pols who ignored warnings
It was no secret that the Pacific Palisades were slowly becoming a tinderbox over the years, with Newsom himself pledging on his first day in office in 2019 to overhaul the state’s wildfire prevention apparatus.
“We need to do more and better,” he said at the time, promising the state would “step up our game” when it comes to forest thinning, controlled burns and other mitigation efforts aimed at protecting vulnerable communities — some of which were reduced to cinders this week as the fires devoured the long-uncleared brush.
Despite his tough talk, Newsom slashed and burned the state’s fire prevention budget by around $150 million — during one of its worst years for wildfires on record, according to an NPR report.
Even more galling, the governor shamelessly embellished the number of acres treated under his promised plan, claiming 90,000 acres were treated when the true figure was closer to 12,000.
“The abnormally high fuel loads from two wet years are very likely playing an important role here,” Park Williams, bioclimatologist and professor at UCLA, told The Post Thursday.
The Los Angeles Fire Department warned the increased risk of brushfires was quickly becoming a year-round phenomenon back in 2021, as an earlier blaze also dubbed the Palisades Fire torched more than 1,300 acres.
“We no longer have a brush fire season,” Margaret Stewart, spokeswoman for the LAFD told the LA Times.
“The extended duration of the drought and the dryness of the vegetation across the region means that we have these brush fires throughout the year.”
Devastating LA wildfires fueled by perfect storm of conditions — and clueless pols who ignored warnings
It was no secret that the Pacific Palisades were slowly becoming a tinderbox over the years.
nypost.com
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- California again leads the nation in homelessness, despite having spent approximately $24 billion on addressing homelessness since Gavin Newsom took office.
- CA has the highest poverty rate (13.2%) of any state despite being the 4th largest economy in the world
- This persists, despite the state having an annual budget of ~$297 billion- the largest state budget in the US
- Poverty is still growing, despite the highest spending on public welfare programs in the US (< $100 billion annually)
- All of this continues and gets worse despite a progressive income tax system of up to 13.3% and a state sales tax rate of 7.25%- both the highest rates in the nation
- Despite all those taxes, CA ranks 48th for road conditions, with 44% of roads rated in poor condition
- In spite all those taxes, CA education ranks below average in national assessments for math and reading proficiency
- Unaffected by all those taxes, California's violent crime rate has risen by ~16% since 2019, while most of the nation has seen rates declining
- Despite all that tax money, upgrades to state grid infrastructure have been slow to scale and have not hit stated annual targets
DEI Democrat's failures go far beyond the fires.
- CA has the highest poverty rate (13.2%) of any state despite being the 4th largest economy in the world
- This persists, despite the state having an annual budget of ~$297 billion- the largest state budget in the US
- Poverty is still growing, despite the highest spending on public welfare programs in the US (< $100 billion annually)
- All of this continues and gets worse despite a progressive income tax system of up to 13.3% and a state sales tax rate of 7.25%- both the highest rates in the nation
- Despite all those taxes, CA ranks 48th for road conditions, with 44% of roads rated in poor condition
- In spite all those taxes, CA education ranks below average in national assessments for math and reading proficiency
- Unaffected by all those taxes, California's violent crime rate has risen by ~16% since 2019, while most of the nation has seen rates declining
- Despite all that tax money, upgrades to state grid infrastructure have been slow to scale and have not hit stated annual targets
DEI Democrat's failures go far beyond the fires.
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Nero Newsom is spending his time doing podcasts to spin his culpability for the LA fires — throws LA authorities under the bus, then attacks Trump: "I want know the answers. I’ll be candid with you, I wasn’t getting straight answers.""But no one has any patience anymore in this weaponized, back to the grievance of Trump."
Nero Newsom is much more focused on desperate attempts to avoid blame, salvage his political career and attacking Trump than he is the lives of the citizens of his state.
Nero Newsom is much more focused on desperate attempts to avoid blame, salvage his political career and attacking Trump than he is the lives of the citizens of his state.
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Nero Newsom is complaining that it's too hard to get the "facts" because of President Felon.
Here's some facts: - You are the governor of California, and have been since 2019
- LA is burning to the ground; President Felon had nothing to do with it
- You FAILED to prepare for this perennial disaster despite being aware of the risks and shortfalls in funding and planning
Here's some facts: - You are the governor of California, and have been since 2019
- LA is burning to the ground; President Felon had nothing to do with it
- You FAILED to prepare for this perennial disaster despite being aware of the risks and shortfalls in funding and planning
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Culpo rips Democrat leaders for lack of wildfire preparedness, calls on Newsom, Bass to resign
Aurora Culpo rips Democratic leaders for lack of wildfire preparedness, calls on Newsom, Bass to resign
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass are being called by host of the podcast "Barely Filtered," Aurora Culpo, to resign amid raging California wildfires.
www.foxnews.com
