California Governor And L.A. Mayor Diverted Billions From Fire-Fighting To Migrant, Homeless, And Climate Subsidies “There wasn’t sufficient funding for pre-deployment,” says new firefighter whistleblower.

Public News ^ | 1.15.25 | Michael Shellenberger

[Words Matter]

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass claims that her $17.5 million cut to the LA Fire Department budget did not impact the department’s ability to prevent or fight fires. But the LA Fire Chief told CNN that “the $17 million budget cut… did absolutely negatively impact” the Department’s ability to respond to the fires...

[rktman]

Migrants burn too.

[Words Matter]

Yea

[iamgalt]

Another story MSM will bury as quickly as possible.

[Words Matter]

Sure. It’s why FR is the true guardian...

[TigerClaws]

$830 million a year budget for the LAFD.

How much did they spend on DEI?

$23 BILLION for homeless ‘crisis’ only to see the problem expand with 50% more homeless than when they started spending/stealing the money.

Incompetent, thieving, corrupt Dem stooges.

[existentially_kuffer]

Yup, what a surprise from the Democrats./sarc

[Veto!]

Residents who lost their homes have grounds to sue the state and city.
And they’d win.

Someone needs to sign them up for a class action suit. Most assuredly, smart lawyers who lost their homes know that.

[existentially_kuffer]

>>>$830 million a year budget for the LAFD.

I wonder what a Financial Audit would really reveal???

[coloradan]

Look, gay choirs are REALLY expensive.

[HYPOCRACY]

In a civilized country they’d get the death penalty for this level of destruction by corruption. Even commie dictatorships don’t put up with this level of corruption.

[KarlInOhio]

It looks like one of the many conditions that needs to be attached to any federal money is a complete audit of the LAFD and anything dealing with water and forest management by the best forensic accountants available. I want this audit to be so thorough that their grandchildren and great grandchildren will walk funny afterwards.

[GOPJ]

On the other hand, Gavin looks like he could be cast in a movie as a Governor... too back he can’t play the part in real life.

[BenLurkin]

Can’t see him in any movie role other than as a gigolo.

[cockroach_magoo]

It seems the only thing Newsom and Bass excel at is diversion.

[SpaceBar]

In China they’d be executed for gross malfeasance.

[HYPOCRACY]

100%

[GOPJ]

Good one - you’re right. That would fit more than as ‘Governor’... he’s got that smooth - too smooth - feel to him. That’s gigolo stuff - low on substance, high on charm/shallow.

[Steely Tom]

On the other hand, Gavin looks like he could be cast in a movie as a Governor... too back he can’t play the part in real life.

He looks like he could be cast in a movie as a caricature, cliche phony smarmy fake governor, which part he plays in real life to perfection.

[Political Junkie Too]

Residents who lost their homes have grounds to sue the state and city. And they’d win.

And then the city will use the Kelo decision to blight their neighborhoods and use eminent domain to force the residents to sell their now-unimproved land to the city.

-PJ