Gavin Newsom Broke His Promise About California’s Fire Management Work

Gavin Newsom Broke His Promise About California's Fire Management Work

Last year, in the aftermath of Los Angeles’s devastating wildfires, California Governor Gavin Newsom promised to speed up “critical” wildfire-prevention projects. Newsom issued an emergency proclamation to “cut bureaucratic red tape” and “fast-track critical projects,” including brush clearance, forest thinning, prescribed burning, and other forms of fuels reduction.“These are the forest management projects we need to protect our communities mos…

Gavin Newsom Broke His Promise About California’s Fire Management Work

Starting last year, the governor “fast-tracked” land, now totaling nearly 100,000 acres, for fire management. So far, state-approved groups have completed projects covering less than 1 percent.

Gavin Newsom’s Emergency Fire Mitigation Plan Completed Less Than 1% Of Targeted Acres

Newsom's emergency wildfire plan fast-tracked 87,000 acres but completed less than 1% — roughly the size of a large backyard.