by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor
As Appearing in the California Globe
Make politicians and appointees answer questions about policy, procedures, funding, orders and priorities
The eye-opening failures we’ve witnessed in the Pacific Palisades and Los Angeles fires could potentially occur all over the state. Because, it boils down to a top-to-bottom lack of leadership. This lack-of-leadership stems from hidden agendas, which stem from incompetent politicians who have failed up their entire careers.
As newly elected Assemblyman David Tangipa (R-Fresno) said Monday at the Legislative Republican press conference(calling for a special legislative session on the fires and poor response), fires are taking place in Los Angeles in January – if it can happen in January in LA, it can happen everywhere else in the state.
The bigger message is the rest of the state shouldn’t feel comfortably smug just because the fires are not happening in nearby cities or regions.
Politicians from Governor Gavin Newsom, to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, to LA County Supervisors and LA City Council, have insisted that nothing could be done to put out the fires. Nitwits in the media are parroting the same ridiculous message. However, this is merely making a mockery of the politicians and appointees, patting each other on the back during press conferences, boasting publicly how well they have done in preparation.
