California Governor Gavin Newsom (Democrat) cut Before wildfires hit residents in the Los Angeles area, $100 million was taken out of the state's fire protection budget in 2024. newsweek Reported.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) has cut about $20 million from the city's fire budget for this fiscal year, Breitbart News reported Wednesday.
newsweekHis article, published Friday, continues:
The 2024-25 California state budget, signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in June 2024, includes a series of cuts for wildfire and forest resiliency, according to an analysis by the state's Office of Legislative Analysis. Reduced funding by $101 million.
But overall, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's (CAL FIRE) wildfire budget has increased significantly, from $1.1 billion in 2014 to $3 billion in 2023, much of which was transferred to Newsom in 2019. This was done after he took office as governor.
talk to newsweek, A spokesperson for Newsom said that under the governor's “leadership,” CAL FIRE's budget has doubled from $2 billion in 2018-19 to $3.8 billion in 2024-25, and the department's headcount has increased over the same period. He said the number of deaths increased from 5,829 to 10,741.
On Friday, a citizen affected by the California wildfires that killed 10 people confronted Newsom and asked him what he planned to do about the disaster, Breitbart News reported.
Read more about the woman identified as a lawyer named Rachel Darvish. ask What are Newsom's future plans:
Meanwhile, actor and comedian Steve Byrne accused the state's politicians, including Newsom and Bass, of mishandling the wildfires, Breitbart News reported Thursday.
“I believe that the leadership of the DWP from Governor Newsom to the Mayor will face incredibly serious consequences due to their lack of leadership and foresight. It is criminal from a governance perspective and criminal from a personal perspective. “It's a heartbreaking act,” he said.
video footage show Famous buildings destroyed in Los Angeles fires that shocked the community:
President-elect Donald Trump, a Republican, has also criticized Newsom for his lack of preparation and substandard response to the historic disaster.
“One of the greatest and most beautiful parts of the United States of America is burning to the ground. It's ashes, and Gavin Newscome should resign. This is all his fault!” he wrote in a social media post Wednesday. !”
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