Posted on 11/13/2025 3:58:25 AM PST by DFG
A new documentary about the Palisades Fire of January shows California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) touring the Pacific Palisades as it burns behind them — with a contingent of Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters accompanying them instead of fighting the blaze.
The film, “Paradise Abandoned,” scheduled for release in December, is a reminder that the Palisades Fire will continue to haunt Bass as she seeks reelection — and Newsom as he seeks the presidency.
Newsom addressed adoring crowds of Democrats in Houston over the weekend, even picking up a presidential endorsement or two, though he has not yet officially launched his campaign.
He is touting his success in passing Proposition 50 — which gerrymanders California’s congressional districts for Democrats’ benefits — as he casts himself as the leader of the party.
But victims of wildfires back home are openly threatening to tank Newsom’s political prospects unless he makes amends.
And any change may already be too late for residents who have been forced to sell their lots because of a lack of support from the state.
“Paradise Abandoned” claims authorities diverted firefighting resources during the fire, which burned over 23,000 acres, destroyed nearly 7,000 structures and killed 12 people.
It notes that despite the fact that Pacific Palisades was situated in “a region of maximum fire risk” ahead of predicted extreme winds Jan. 7, not one additional fire truck was deployed to the area.
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I wonder if they fiddled like Nero?
I’ll be watching this for sure.
One thing I’ve learned about liberals is that they lack the capacity for objectivity. It’s a mental deficit. Any information that casts doubt on one of their heroes, they dismiss as right wing propaganda. That’s if the MSM even reports/advertises it in the first place.
BTT
The California Bobbsey Twins. Mostly flatulence.
Soon the area, once one of the most affluent neighborhoods in the world, will be filled with the sort of stack-and-pack apartment buildings that have been popping up all over California during the Newsom era.
Bkmk
Gavin Newsom, Karen Bass poster people for incompetence.
Their voters don’t care.
I’m betting on Karen Bass being reelected in a landslide in LA - and a Gavin Newsom clone elected as governor.
Gavin himself will possibly go on to become POTUS in 2028 (God Forbid!!).
“will be filled with the sort of stack-and-pack apartment buildings that have been popping up all over California”
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Here in Dallas, I call them Borg Cubes (Resistance is Futile).
I have not seen normal apartment building project in years, just 3 - 4 story cubes.
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