California Doing California Things

[Shadowy Man]

What should he do, in your opinion?

Resign.

Are you saying that would prevent wildfires somehow, or are you incapable of focusing on a topic for more than one post?

Okay, maybe I was unclear.

My question is: What should Marxist Karen Bass, Gorgeous Gavin Newsom, and Sleepy Joe Biden do about the wildfire situation in California? You're criticizing what they have done or not done, but have yet to suggest an alternative approach of any kind.

They should do the honorable thing, like how Rudy Giuliani resigned as mayor of New York after the NYFD couldn’t put out the fires in the twin towers.

 

[TomC]

Which is why he was the subject of a recall.

Which he won handily because your compadres didn't offer California anything remotely like a better option.
Tom

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Standing among the smoldering ruins of Pacific Palisades Newsom is confronted by a very distressed resident. His response, "I'm literally on the phone with the president".



What an insufferable prick Gavin Newsom really is. What the fuck is Brandon going to do?

Declare an emergency, open up relief options. You are right that the POTUS isn't the Wizard of Oz... wait a second....

....OMG....

The President is the Wizard of Oz!

But he can allow relief efforts, support, and funds... and quickly because Trump might try to confiscate it.

 

[bilby]

"We fought for three days, but we couldn't contain the fire. Water was hard to find, and our breathing apparatus ran out of oxygen, but worst of all, we had no govern. No govern at all!" - No firefighter ever.

 

[Politesse]

Brandon can't do anything, he has checked out. He checked out a few days after his disastrous debate with Trump. Many would argue that Brandon checked out long before that but I will be kind. In any event, he will be out of office.

The other two clowns are supposed to govern. The first clown, Newsom is supposed to govern the state. He has failed spectacularly. Which is why he was the subject of a recall. Marxist Bass is another naked emperor. She too is supposed to govern. She has failed spectacularly on just about every issue we have in Los Angeles. Wildfires

are nothing new in California.

I would like to re-iterate that my question is...

...About The Fires.


You know, the reason it smells smoky outside and ten of your neighbors are recently deceased?

What should they do...

...About The Fires ?

The Fires:

 

[Elixir]

Trump might try to confiscate it.

Not one fucking chance.
Quick check-

an estimated $135–$150 billion in damages,
… approximately 130,000 residents are under evacuation orders

Anything look unusual about that? Maybe those stats are bogus?
Is a million per evacuee par for the course?
I’m thinking there are a lot of high figure GQP donors affected, and Donny won’t want to ruffle them up. He won’t have to confiscate the money - his backers will just give it to him. You make a $5m claim on your $4m house, and when the smoke clears you give President Trump’s 2028 campaign the other million and everyone (who counts) is happy. Insurance rates go up nationwide, and billions more flow to the oligarchs.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

I can see Trump visiting the relief area, tossing out smoke detectors.

 

[TSwizzle]

Brandon can't do anything, he has checked out. He checked out a few days after his disastrous debate with Trump. Many would argue that Brandon checked out long before that but I will be kind. In any event, he will be out of office.

The other two clowns are supposed to govern. The first clown, Newsom is supposed to govern the state. He has failed spectacularly. Which is why he was the subject of a recall. Marxist Bass is another naked emperor. She too is supposed to govern. She has failed spectacularly on just about every issue we have in Los Angeles. Wildfires

are nothing new in California.

I would like to re-iterate that my question is...

...About The Fires.


You know, the reason it smells smoky outside and ten of your neighbors are recently deceased?

What should they do...

...About The Fires ?

The Fires:

Work to make sure there are sufficient resources to tackle these things when they do occur. They could be proactive but they are not. they are a failure. Wildfires are nothing new in California.

 

[Elixir]

I’m sure that if the government would try to invest the money it would take to prepare for such a fire they would be voted out for wasteful spending

The damage is over a million dollars per evacuee. I don’t know what percentage of evacuees actually lost property, but I doubt that it approaches 100%. For 10% of of the cost of the fire, they could have had a fire department that could put out the sun. But this way, the entire Nation will foot the cost.
Another instance of socialism for the rich, unbridled capitalism for the rest of us.

 

[Shadowy Man]

I’m sure that if the government would try to invest the money it would take to prepare for such a fire they would be voted out for wasteful spending

For 10% of of the cost of the fire, they could have had a fire department that could put out the sun.

citation please. Thanks.

 

[Elixir]

citation please. Thanks.

“Funding for the city's fire department decreased by $17.6 million, or 2%, between the 2024-25 fiscal year and the 2023-24 fiscal year, according to city budget documents.”
-cbs

So… total budget for LAFD was under ONE billion. 10% of the loss is fifteen times that.
Okay maybe not enough to literally put out the sun.
But the point is, who pays for the damage?
And how can Trump monetize it for himself?

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Brandon can't do anything, he has checked out. He checked out a few days after his disastrous debate with Trump. Many would argue that Brandon checked out long before that but I will be kind. In any event, he will be out of office.

The other two clowns are supposed to govern. The first clown, Newsom is supposed to govern the state. He has failed spectacularly. Which is why he was the subject of a recall. Marxist Bass is another naked emperor. She too is supposed to govern. She has failed spectacularly on just about every issue we have in Los Angeles. Wildfires

are nothing new in California.

I would like to re-iterate that my question is...

...About The Fires.


You know, the reason it smells smoky outside and ten of your neighbors are recently deceased?

What should they do...

...About The Fires ?

The Fires:

Work to make sure there are sufficient resources to tackle these things when they do occur. They could be proactive but they are not. they are a failure. Wildfires are nothing new in California.

What resources are sufficient to stop a wildfire being fanned by 60 to 100 mph winds?

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

I’m sure that if the government would try to invest the money it would take to prepare for such a fire they would be voted out for wasteful spending

For 10% of of the cost of the fire, they could have had a fire department that could put out the sun.

citation please. Thanks.

Yeah, the flame retardant to put out the sun would be pricey. Water would just evaporate in the vacuum of space. But maybe the question is "Why hasn't that prick Newsom developed a way to put out the sun?!"

 

[Shadowy Man]

I’m sure that if the government would try to invest the money it would take to prepare for such a fire they would be voted out for wasteful spending

For 10% of of the cost of the fire, they could have had a fire department that could put out the sun.

citation please. Thanks.

Yeah, the flame retardant to put out the sun would be pricey. Water would just evaporate in the vacuum of space. But maybe the question is "Why hasn't that prick Newsom developed a way to put out the sun?!"

Well I don’t need to put out the Sun, but question is how much extra money would it have taken to make a substantially different outcome here, given the dry brush and hurricane force winds pusing the firestorm through these neighborhoods.

 

[scombrid]

Brandon can't do anything, he has checked out. He checked out a few days after his disastrous debate with Trump. Many would argue that Brandon checked out long before that but I will be kind. In any event, he will be out of office.

The other two clowns are supposed to govern. The first clown, Newsom is supposed to govern the state. He has failed spectacularly. Which is why he was the subject of a recall. Marxist Bass is another naked emperor. She too is supposed to govern. She has failed spectacularly on just about every issue we have in Los Angeles. Wildfires

are nothing new in California.

I would like to re-iterate that my question is...

...About The Fires.


You know, the reason it smells smoky outside and ten of your neighbors are recently deceased?

What should they do...

...About The Fires ?

The Fires:

Work to make sure there are sufficient resources to tackle these things when they do occur. They could be proactive but they are not. they are a failure. Wildfires are nothing new in California.

What resources are sufficient to stop a wildfire being fanned by 60 to 100 mph winds?

Really big fans pointing the other way.

 

[ZiprHead]

It seems to me that addressing wildfires at all requires recognition that the climate has changed in ways that greatly exacerbate fire risk, and a willingness to spend taxpayer money on improving and expanding public safety. Within this thread, you are generally a supporter of a political party that rejects uncensored scientific study of the climate, income taxation, and more than a bare minimum of public spending. You're attempting to portray these wildfires as exclusively the result of Democratic policy, but they seem to me to be a failure of both policy and education, which go far beyond any question of partisan policy. There is no party that believes in supporting fire prevention or preparation if it comes at a significant cost or requires specialized knowledge. Especially during the times of year when there aren't many big fires yet but elections are around the corner.

Yup, it's actually the rainy season there right now. Yet no rain.

 

[ZiprHead]

Brandon can't do anything, he has checked out. He checked out a few days after his disastrous debate with Trump. Many would argue that Brandon checked out long before that but I will be kind. In any event, he will be out of office.

The other two clowns are supposed to govern. The first clown, Newsom is supposed to govern the state. He has failed spectacularly. Which is why he was the subject of a recall. Marxist Bass is another naked emperor. She too is supposed to govern. She has failed spectacularly on just about every issue we have in Los Angeles. Wildfires

are nothing new in California.

I would like to re-iterate that my question is...

...About The Fires.


You know, the reason it smells smoky outside and ten of your neighbors are recently deceased?

What should they do...

...About The Fires ?

The Fires:

Work to make sure there are sufficient resources to tackle these things when they do occur. They could be proactive but they are not. they are a failure. Wildfires are nothing new in California.

As long as they don't raise your taxes, right?

 

[ZiprHead]

citation please. Thanks.

“Funding for the city's fire department decreased by $17.6 million, or 2%, between the 2024-25 fiscal year and the 2023-24 fiscal year, according to city budget documents.”
-cbs

So… total budget for LAFD was under ONE billion. 10% of the loss is fifteen times that.
Okay maybe not enough to literally put out the sun.
But the point is, who pays for the damage?
And how can Trump monetize it for himself?

This has already been debunked.

Factcheck: Was the LAFD budget cut? No, it actually increased. Here’s how.

Critics on social media have alleged that Mayor Karen Bass cut the city fire department’s budget by $23 million this year.

www.dailynews.com

 

[bilby]

Well I don’t need to put out the Sun

[Citation Needed]

 

[scombrid]

Brandon can't do anything, he has checked out. He checked out a few days after his disastrous debate with Trump. Many would argue that Brandon checked out long before that but I will be kind. In any event, he will be out of office.

The other two clowns are supposed to govern. The first clown, Newsom is supposed to govern the state. He has failed spectacularly. Which is why he was the subject of a recall. Marxist Bass is another naked emperor. She too is supposed to govern. She has failed spectacularly on just about every issue we have in Los Angeles. Wildfires

are nothing new in California.

I would like to re-iterate that my question is...

...About The Fires.


You know, the reason it smells smoky outside and ten of your neighbors are recently deceased?

What should they do...

...About The Fires ?

The Fires:

Work to make sure there are sufficient resources to tackle these things when they do occur. They could be proactive but they are not. they are a failure. Wildfires are nothing new in California.

As long as they don't raise your taxes, right?

Wildfires are nothing new. But the frequency, intensity, and seasons have changed. Republicans will shoot down any attempt to upgrade infrastructure to adapt to the changes as being woke libtard hysterical religion.

I too would like to know how swiz would pay for fire suppression sufficient to handle fires such as these. I also would like to know how they’d respond to the types of regulations, zoning, and codes that would need to be in place to make neighborhoods fire resistant.