Nope. its the natural consequence of draconian policies regarding clearing brush, controlled burns and thinning.
Generations of poor management allowed an insanely monstrous fuel load to build up, a careless cigarette, a poorly extinguished camp fire, a lighting strike, or even some loose rocks bouncing down a hill and sparking and WOOSH!!!
Liberals can ruin anything. I’m just sayin.
I’ve NEVER heard of anybody managing the chaparral. It just cannot be done. Nobody goes into the steep canyons to clear the zero value brush.
Big lumber producing forests can be managed, but not chaparral. The best you can do is cut fire breaks through it. The native plants in the chaparral grow as they see fit.
I was hiking the steep canyons on Mt. Umunhum today (near San Jose) - lots of chaparral, manzanita, madrone, live oaks, tan oaks, bay trees, sycamores, buckeye, toyon, pine trees, coyote brush, chamise, ceonothus, monkey flower, and sage — most are high-resin brush. None of any commercial value.