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  • The politics of debris removal prove treacherous for L.A.-area leaders

    02/01/2025 3:41:03 PM PST · by E. Pluribus Unum · 14 replies
    Los Angeles Times ^ | Feb. 1, 2025 8 AM PT | David Zahniser, Laura J. Nelson
    One of the most emotionally charged issues facing Los Angeles-area political leaders since the deadly wildfires is also one of the most basic: How will the government get rid of all the debris?When the week began, L.A. city and county elected officials were facing furious demands to haul it away more swiftly. By week’s end, they were hearing criticism that the process was moving too fast — and that the hazardous waste was being shipped to the wrong places.President Trump first seized on the debris issue during his Jan. 24 visit to L.A. At an awkward roundtable discussion, he told...