Not expecting and adequately preparing for wildfires in Los Angeles County is like not expecting and adequately preparing for snow anywhere near the Great Lakes in the winter time. It is sheer criminal negligence when you consider how much damage there has been, how many injuries there are and how many deaths there will be before this thing is done.
But, almost 100% guaranteed, the people of California and of Los Angeles County will learn nothing whatsoever from this, and continue to vote for the same idiotic people and policies. While there are certainly quite a number of people that don’t do so , on balance those people deserve what they have voted for and desired - asking them to think about second and third order consequences is like asking your cat to teach differential calculus.Again, not those who voted otherwise, just the great majority.
Agree on all points you made.