US EditionGov. Newsom cut fire budget by $100M months before deadly California fires, Newsweek reports
- The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will lead the investigation into the fires in Los Angeles, as announced by Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell at a briefing.
- Over 10,000 properties have been destroyed and at least ten people have died due to the wildfires affecting Los Angeles since Tuesday.
- Governor Gavin Newsom's budget for 2024-2025 cut wildfire and forest resilience funding by $101 million, according to an analysis by the state's Legislative Analyst's Office.
- Prominent Republicans, including Donald Trump, criticized Newsom for the wildfire situation, claiming he is responsible for the disaster, which Newsom rejected as politicization of the crisis.
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While the fire sweeps away everything that crosses its path, causing deaths and causing tens of thousands of people to lose everything, local and state authorities are in the spotlight of criticism for its management. One of them is Gavin Newsom, who has been forced to lay hands on other people's resources to extinguish the flames after cutting public funding for fire-fighting programs.Read more]]>
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Governor Newsom cut the fire budget in his state by over $100 million last summer. Specifically, he cut funding for wildfire and forest resilience just months before these devastating wildfires broke out. Here’s more from Fox News: A review of last year’s California state budget shows California Gov. Gavin Newsom cut funding for wildfire and […] The post Gov. Newsom cut fire budget by $100 million months before horrific wildfires appeared first …
California Gov. Gavin Newsom cut $100M for fire prevention before deadly wildfires: report
Embattled California Gov. Gavin Newsom reportedly slashed funding earmarked for fighting wildfires by more than $100 million this fiscal year – a move that certainly now has lousy optics with the Los Angeles-area batting a series of deadly blazes.
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