I think you are overreacting to the fact that this came from the ACLU. I almost never agree with them, but this time they are right. NO has asked for evacuation in the past, and they had ample opportunity to find out why not everyone did, and to fix the problem.
They did nothing.
Past experience should have been more than enough to tell them they needed a plan to bus people out. That would have been much easier last Sat. than it is today.
They could have Medi-Vac'd out the most seriously ill from the hospitals last Sat.
They did nothing.
Since when is the gov't expected to provide bus service to the public, free of charge? Is there no such thing as personal responsibilty anymore. If the gov't said a tornado was coming, does the gov't now owe you a cellar to hide out in? If a wildfire is spreading, and the gov't warns you to leave; are you entitled to an asbestos suit?
When Katrina hit Florida, it was a category 1 Huricane. It grew from a Cat 1 to a Cat 5 within 48 hours; I submit that these people did not know what a Cat 5 was going to be like, and had expected to ride out a Category 1 storm. I also submit that a segment of the group PLANNED on looting, knowing that a large portion of the population and police had fled the storm.
This is a natural catestrophy, the scope of which has not been seen in nearly 100 years. FEMA, State and local services are frankly overwhelmed. Having some gangs decide to 'take over' the surviving wreckage is just an example of how poorly this has been handled. I would have done things differently. I would have started shooting looters on day ONE; instead of letting it escalate to this mess.
But, the ALCU (as usual) has no actionable plans that make fiscal sense; they merely want to place blame after the fact. If California has the 'Big One', they will sue the US Gov't for not having a large enough 'Earthquake Prevention Plan' in place to handle the tens of Millions that will be affected. Now, I don't know about you, but I don't want to pay taxes for 100,000 buses and the highways that will be required to evacuate Los Angeles should the "Big One" be just 48 hours away. You live; you take your chances just like everyone else.