When it comes to the horrific LA fires, every new day brings more hideous evidence of just how much blame California's progressive political culture bears for what's now projected to be the most expensive natural disaster in US history at over $250 billion in damage.
Like a response time that had grown to nearly double what's recommended by the National Fire Protection Association. Plus budget cuts that left a shortage of life-saving equipment and a huge number of trucks out of service.
The same whistleblower also cites LA's DEI requirements as a huge driver of LAFD failure, alleging that it prompts overspending on DEI-compliant vendors and the lowering of standards to meet quotas on the force itself.
Yes, the CCC (it's just missing a P) really prevented LA from replacing wooden power poles with steel, enlarging fire-access lanes and installing wind- and fire-resistant power lines.
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