Los Angeles Times Columnist Sammy Ross said he will oppose Caruso's 2022 mayoral bid, saying he has no “climate policy” and that “climate change” is the cause of the Palisades fire and other fires that have devastated the city. insisted.
Ross's column, “Los Angeles is a climate disaster. The fires won't change anything,'' shows how climate change can be used to evade responsibility.
loss I wrote:
[A] A global economy built on fossil fuels, and a U.S. political system largely funded by fossil fuel companies and their allies, have brought us to this point. After two wet winters that left Southern California's mountains and hillsides thick with grass and brush (perfect for starting fires), recent months have seen an abrupt transition to record-dry conditions. This kind of weather whiplash is a hallmark of global warming.
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Once the flames die and the smoke clears, keep talking about the climate crisis. Talk about it on social media over dinner. When you vote, make it the deciding issue. We support companies whose leaders and practices reflect your values. Subscribe to news organizations that report on climate. Run on electricity if possible. Please use public transportation.
In other words, let the rich and powerful know that a week like this is not acceptable.
Ross makes no mention of the lack of preparedness for wildfires, which he says are becoming more frequent due to climate change. lack of clearing of brush, failure to fill in the nearest reservoir, failure to pre-dispatch firefighters to affected areas, failure to evacuate in a timely manner, and notification to local schools of the need to release children. It was a failure of politics, failure to send police to direct traffic during evacuations, failure to support residents in continuing to purchase fire insurance, and above all, a political failure. The one-party system of accountability in ~ caused the mayor to ignore the town.
One person who made sure to prepare for the possibility of a wildfire was Caruso, who built Palisades Village Mall with fire-resistant materials and hired private firefighters to protect the property.
Mr. Ross ran against Mr. Caruso in 2022, and Mr. Caruso ran for office and lost to then-Rep. Caruso. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) wrote that the billionaire developer had no “climate change plan.” But Caruso's wildfire plan worked. If Bass had a plan, it was a failure.
Mr Bass also said that despite having prior knowledge of the headwind event, who happened to be overseas on a diplomatic junket when the fire started, he was apparently unconcerned about the carbon emissions caused by international jet travel. It was.
Mr. Ross also once accused white drivers in Los Angeles of polluting the air for Black and Latino residents.
Joel B. Pollack is a senior editor at Breitbart News. Breitbart News Sunday Sunday nights from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM ET (4:00 PM to 7:00 PM PT) on Sirius XM Patriot. he is the author of Agenda: What should President Trump do in his first 100 days in office?available for pre-order on Amazon. He is also the author of Trumpian Virtues: Lessons and Legacy of the Donald Trump Presidencynow available on Audible. He is the recipient of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter @joelpolak.
