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, […]
LA fire sounded alarm on budget cuts impacting wildfire response: memo
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‘Political’ to Blame L.A. Fire Budget Cuts for Impacts of Fire
On Thursday's CNN News Central broadcast, Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) said the Los Angeles Fire Department's budget cuts will likely be reversed, and they should be. Perhaps they were thoughtless, but that's not why the Palisades suffered this much. This was money to train people in 2025. “And if you can explain that for political […]
Gay Choirs, Trans Cafes And Social Justice Art: What LA Spent Money On While Cutting Its Fire Budget
The city of Los Angeles has cut funding to the fire department and allocated thousands of dollars to a variety of progressive programs, including the Midnight Stroll Transgender Café and the Gay Men's Choir. A fire broke out in Southern California on Wednesday, destroying hundreds of homes in Los Angeles County, but strong winds only […]
Budget Cuts Have Created Staffing Issues
On Thursday's episode of “CNN This Morning,” retired Cal Fire Battalion Chief Mike Lopez praised California's mutual aid system, saying recent fires are difficult to fight even with more firefighters. He said budget cuts are causing staffing problems. host Casey Hunt asked. [relevant exchange begins around 5:40] “We're already seeing some political discussions going on […]
NYPD, FDNY budget cuts restored
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Los Angeles fire chief warned Mayor Karen Bass that budget cuts would impact department’s ability to fight wildfires
Just a few weeks ago, Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Christine Crowley said that about $18 million would be cut from the department's budget, which would affect its ability to respond to emergencies like this week's deadly wildfires. Alert Mayor Karen Bass. “These cuts have significantly limited the Department's ability to prepare for, train for, […]
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Cut Fire Budget by Nearly $20 Million
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D), who was on a visit to Ghana when fires engulfed much of the city, cut nearly $20 million from the city's fire department budget this year and made even bigger cuts. proposed reductions. As a west side trend reported In April 2024, Mr. Bass proposed approximately $23 million in […]
Trump, GOP senators to huddle at Capitol, weigh strategy on budget, taxes and border
President-elect Trump will meet with Republican senators in the Senate on Wednesday, preparing to take office later this month and get serious about his policies. President Trump's transition team confirmed to Fox News Digital that they have met with Senate Republicans, who currently control the Senate. The president-elect's rally will be hosted by Sen. Shelley […]