Dems blame LA fire on ‘climate change’ despite city cutting fire department budget
Democratic lawmakers have argued that the severity of the Los Angeles wildfires is a result of climate change, but the Palisades fire gutted thousands of homes and weeks before many more were destroyed. 15,000 acres, despite reports that hydrant water had run dry and fire department budgets had been cut. Multiple fires broke out in […]
Gavin Newsom cut fire budget while pouring billions into climate change : critics
Left-handed California Gov. Gavin Newsom is pumping tens of billions of dollars into “Don Quixote” Green New Deal benefits while undercutting the state's critical fire prevention programs, some environmentalists and others say. critics point out. Governor's new budget in trouble reduced state firefighting efforts; In June, it increased by $101 million to just $2.6 billion. […]
L.A. Mayor Rewarded City Workers Before Cutting Fire Budget
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) reportedly gave major pay increases to government workers before cutting the city's fire department budget. “Mayor Karen Bass's budget cuts to the City Fire Department, enacted just a few months ago amid warnings of the city's fiscal deterioration, stand out as a glaring example of misplaced priorities.” The Journal […]
Karen Bass LA Fires backlash is over race not LAFD budget cuts, Yvette Nicole Brown, Kym Whitley
The two LA-based actresses were forced to leave the United States as embattled Mayor Karen Bass forced drastic cuts to the fire department and the start of historic, deadly wildfires. Instead, he claimed he was only facing backlash because of his race. “Act Your Age” co-stars Yvette Nicole Brown and Kim Whitley defended Bass as […]
Gavin Newsom Cut $100M from Fire Prevention Budget in 2024
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 […]
‘We Need to Be Fully Funded,’ Budget Cuts Hurt the Fire Fight
Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Chief Kristin Crowley said Friday on CNN's “The Lead” that massive budget cuts will “absolutely negatively impact the department's ability to fight Southern California's devastating wildfires.” “It was,” he said. Host Jake Tapper said: “There are a lot of questions in the public's mind about whether the decision to cut […]
LA County spent heavily on woke programs while cutting fire services budget
Los Angeles authorities strip millions of dollars of funds Ahead of one of the most destructive wildfires in state history, hundreds of thousands of dollars were allocated by the fire department to fund programs such as a gay men's choir and housing for homeless transgender people. Deadly fires broke out across Southern California this week, […]
NYC spent $50M on lawyers for illegal aliens — including criminals — while city agencies faced budget cuts: Report
New York City's immigration crisis hasn't stopped government officials from spending tens of millions of taxpayer dollars on lawyers for illegal aliens, including criminals, according to data reviewed by the newspaper. Daily Caller News Foundation. The New York Immigrant Family Unity Project has continued to receive a steady stream of taxpayer funding for the past […]
Gov. Newsom cut fire budget, Cal Fire funding by $100M months before lethal California fires
A review of last year's California state budget revealed that California Governor Gavin Newsom cut funding for wildfire and forest resiliency by more than $100 million. The proposed budget signed in June and covering the 2024-25 fiscal year cuts $101 million from seven “wildfire and forest resiliency” programs, Newsweek reported. California wildfires have destroyed more […]
LA Times owner rips Mayor Karen Bass for cutting fire department budget
The billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times has criticized the city's mayor, Democratic Mayor Karen Bass, for cutting the budget for the city's crippled fire department as it works to quell devastating wildfires. He criticized the company's “poor planning” and “poor judgment.” The whole neighborhood. “The mayor wanted $23 million. [cut]as I understand it, […]