California’s top officials have spent the last week playing clean-up after a repeated number of gaffes and outlandish policy slips have been caught on camera as they address the devastating wildfires currently raging in the state.
So far, the state’s top Democratic politicians, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, and California State Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, as well as other officials, have all managed to step on political tripwires when responding to the Los Angeles wildfires, raising questions about their ability to handle the crisis and inaction leading up to the disaster.
The death toll has surged to 24 as of Monday as the five wildfires have spread across 40,000 acres and have left thousands of Californians homeless.
— Hailey Grace Gomez (@haileyggomez) January 9, 2025
1. Los Angeles Fire Chief Lets Slip That City Failed Her Department
LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley cracked under pressure from the press Friday, admitting that the city’s leadership “failed” her organization. The embattled fire chief cited a lack of water and resources to handle the fires.
“Did the city of Los Angeles fail you and your department and our city?” a reporter asked Crowley. […]
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