Posted on 01/13/2025 4:51:38 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom asked legislative leaders Monday to approve at least $2.5 billion in response to the wildfires that have ravaged Los Angeles County — a move that expands the focus of the special session in California beyond strictly fighting President-elect Trump.
The wildfire aid comes as Democrats at the state Capitol find themselves under mounting pressure to spend less time waging a national political battle against Trump as unprecedented blazes have left at least 25 dead and a trail of destruction in their own state.
Newsom issued a proclamation that broadens the scope of the special session and calls for the Legislature to approve $1 billion for emergency response, cleanup and recovery in Los Angeles County, which the state hopes to recover through the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The plan, if approved by lawmakers, would make $1.5 billion available in state funds to prepare for the threat of firestorms, windstorms and other natural disasters in addition to federal disaster money. Another yet-to-be-determined sum would support rebuilding and repairing schools.
“California is organizing a Marshall Plan to help Los Angeles rebuild faster and stronger — including billions in new and accelerated state funding so we can move faster to deliver for the thousands who’ve lost their homes and livelihoods in these firestorms,” Newsom said in a statement.
The governor originally called the special session less than two days after the presidential election, asking lawmakers to increase legal funding for the Department of Justice in anticipation of the return of court battles between the state and federal government over the environment, healthcare and other policy areas that played out during the president elect’s first term.
The quick announcement immediately brought back the California vs. Trump narrative that placed the Golden State at the...
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Earlier Monday, Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) said he would amend legislation to increase legal funding under the special session to $50 million from $25 million to fight Trump, with the increase going toward supporting immigrants fighting deportation. The plan drew backlash before it was even formally unveiled.
If those dang local folks had done their jobs...... DWP head quinnones-$750,000/yr. W. T. A. F. sparky?
Check with ActBlue. They’ve got the donations for the broke RATS rolling in.
"Hey, everybody -- I know we're mostly here to fight the President and make sure that he has no success at all. I know the goal is to stop America from being Great Again. But I did want to take some time out of our busy day to also, maybe, do something about those forest fires ..."
While you’re at it you could approve all the funding that LAFD asked for the last year!
These creepy politicians need to be forced to do the heavy labor cleaning up the mess that they created.
They need to hire more lesbians who cannot lift 50 lbs or run fifty yards as firefighters.
Trump has been pretty quiet?, Musk has offered free wifi.
Last time Trump raised private money and I think he will again this time.
Reminds me of the old farmer story:
a liberal bull and a conservative bull were watching at the top of the hill as the farmer brought in some new heifers. Liberal bull said, “Let’s run down the hill and breed a couple of them”. Conservative bull said, “I’m going to walk down the hill and breed them all.”
Liberals are doing things, Trump is thinking his way through a plan.
Cali is about $100b in debt
No.
Newscum took $100 million of out preventative fire services which could have stopped this whole thing before it started.
I sent an email to my Rep saying there should be no federal funding for fire relief if they gonna keep harboring and setting free arsonists just because they’re here illegally. If they insist on being lawless they should pay the price out of their own darn pockets, since they’ve been flipping the bird at those of us who actually care about the rule of law.
Take some of the $100 billion allocated for the stupid train.
You[are]Scum needs to outlaw EVs, kill the Calif. N/S RR, and build more Nuke Plants.
Just for starters.
He needs to get his Laundry done elsewhere.
There’s always been enough money to clear brush, keep water tanks full and prepare.
Make it $2.5 Trillion. If Democrats run things $250 Trillion won’t be enough.
Hey Greasy Newscum, how about $2.5 billion fists up your a$$?
Sure, as soon as North Carolina gets the aid they should have received for the hurricane.
hey gav
iirc , you took 1 billion to buy c19 masks from ccp chyna, that never materialized, remember ?
maybe you could get that money back and use that.
just sayin
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