In a recent discussion, Grenell criticized the California Coastal Commission as a failure and proposed limiting its federal funding to enhance California's governance. Citing past experiences with the commission, he expressed concern that funding without conditions might lead to recurring issues with resource management, particularly regarding water supply and forest fire safety. He highlighted the severe impact of January's wildfires, which resulted in significant destruction and insured losses, suggesting a challenging recovery ahead due to rising insurance costs and rebuilding efforts.
Squeezing their federal funds, making sure they don't get funds, putting strings on them to get rid of the California Coastal Commission is going to make California better, Grenell told Politico.
I don't have faith that if we went back and just gave California hundreds of millions of dollars, they were gonna go back to their same old ways of not giving us enough water.
The insured losses from the Palisades and Eaton fires alone are estimated at $45 billion, according to CoreLogic.
The Los Angeles wildfires in January destroyed more than 57,000 acres and 16,000 structures while killing 29 people, according to CAL FIRE.
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