On January 7, 2019 Gavin Newsom became the governor of California. In November of that year President Trump urged Newsom to make a greater effort to prepare the state to deal with its frequent wildfires and warned that "if California doesn't get their act together there will be a disaster of major proportions. Don't expect the federal government to bail you out." Armed with an AP "fact check" pooh-poohing Trump's warning, Newsom disregarded the risk. Though voters had approved $2.7 billion in bonds to increase the state's water storage capacity back in 2014, none of this money was invested in...