The wildfires in California initially of the yr awakened lots of people within the state to the backwards priorities of their present management. When the fires broke out, the mayor of Los Angeles wasn’t even within the nation on the time, opting as an alternative to attend an occasion in Africa.
Now we’re studying that the state spends extra on the homeless, who begin a 3rd of fires within the state, than they do on firefighters.
California spends a lot cash on its all the time rising homeless drawback with no outcomes, that a U.S. lawyer is now investigating the spending.
Wouldn’t it make extra sense to spend extra money on firefighters?
KABC 7 in California stories:
Almost a 3rd of LA’s fires final six years concerned homeless folks, new report reveals
The 7 on Your Facet Investigates Workforce has reported prior to now how the Los Angeles Hearth Division’s response occasions don’t all the time meet nationwide requirements.
Now a brand new memo from Interim LAFD Chief Ronnie Villanueva says a surge in calls to assist the homeless reveals much more simply how strapped the division is for assets.
The memo that was purported to be mentioned at Tuesday’s LAFD Fee assembly is crammed with numbers.
In fiscal yr 2024/2025, town allotted about $961 million to homelessness, whereas the overall LAFD price range for that very same fiscal yr was properly underneath that – at about $837 million.
The union president for the firefighters calls that stunning.
“We don’t wish to criminalize homelessness, however we want further assets strictly for homelessness,” mentioned Freddy Escobar, president of United Firefighters of Los Angeles. “We want extra funding.”
See the associated video report beneath:
33% of fires the previous six years in Los Angeles had been began by the homeless. Now, consider the $2 billion that went to homeless companies in LA that may’t be accounted for whereas LAFD obtained their budgets minimize. @RickCarusoLA @SteveHiltonx @TheKevinDaltonpic.twitter.com/rDplkvT18j
— T Wolf (@Twolfrecovery) April 16, 2025
In the meantime, California Governor Gavin Newsom is concentrating on internet hosting a podcast. Why do taxpayers in California put up with any of this?
