Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass oversaw a city budget adjustment which slashed over $17 million from the city's fire department months before Tuesday's devastating wildfires, information shared by a city official shows.
Among budget items which received extra cash was "zoo," which increased by $27,000, the information shows. Also receiving increases were "library," which jumped $14.6 million, and "cannabis regulation," which increased by $1.8 million.
Yes, Los Angeles cut $17.6 million from the fire department's budget
www.krem.com">www.krem.com
... The Los Angeles Fire Department's budget was cut by nearly $17.6 million this fiscal year. That's a roughly 2% decrease from the previous year. ...
As the wildfires burned, multiple social media posts claimed Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass cut fire department funding by $17.6 million, months before the fires broke out. ...
Was it because last year they had a budget increase to purchase new equipment that didn't need to be purchased again this fiscal year?
- defender of incompetence.
LA Fire Chief warned $18M budget cuts would affect response to large-scale emergencies
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I am sure Sycophant knows better than a white woman in charge.
It's now being reported that she sought an additional cut of $49 million.
" Leaked memo reveals LA Mayor Karen Bass demanded her fire department cut an extra $49 million just ONE WEEK before wildfires broke out trib.al"
Gavin Newsom Cut $100M From Fire Prevention Budget Before California Fires
www.newsweek.com
The hits just keep on coming.
The budget "cut" was during negotiations with the Firefighters over pay-thus they could not accurately budget the fire department. Upon completing the agreement, the budget was adjusted to cover the new contract, resulting in a $57 million budget increase.
Magat scum are lying, no suprise.
#33 | POSTED BY TRUTHHURTS
I am sure you know more than the LAFD Chief, believe all women.
The LAFD chief just admitted they were understaffed and budgets were cut
x.com
Go ahead, hang the woman, its what you guys do best.
Here's another tidbit of disfunction
A reservoir in the Palisades that holds 117 million gallons of water was offline this month for previously scheduled maintenance. It was empty when the Palisades fire exploded.
x.com
Incredible.
Why did she send a memo in December regarding the budget being cut short?
x.com
There's was no fire? Why send the memo? There was no $53Million thats why.
The city councilman is lying plain and simple.
@#56 ... Incredible. ...
And if they had not performed the needed maintenance of their infrastructure, what might your current alias be saying?
From the link cited in the X blurb (what are they called now?) ...
State to probe why Pacific Palisades reservoir was offline, empty when firestorm exploded
www.latimes.com
... A large reservoir in Pacific Palisades that is part of the Los Angeles water supply system was out of use when a ferocious wildfire destroyed thousands of homes and other structures nearby, the Los Angeles Times found. ...
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday ordered an independent investigation of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power over the loss of water pressure and empty Santa Ynez Reservoir, calling it "deeply troubling."
"We need answers to how that happened," Newsom said in a letter to leaders of DWP and L.A. County Public Works. ...
Had the reservoir been operable, it would have extended water pressure in the Palisades on Tuesday night, said former DWP general manager Martin Adams, an expert on the city's water system. But only for a time.
"You still would have ended up with serious drops in pressure," Adams said in an interview Thursday. "Would Santa Ynez [Reservoir] have helped? Yes, to some extent. Would it have saved the day? I don't think so." ...
@#75 ... Now I am hearing the 60 firetrucks the state of Oregon sent to support the LA fires are being held up in Sacramento for emissions testing.' ...
A search turned up this X blurb...
......
Those 60 engines sent yesterday to the Cali fires are not on the fire lines...yet.
opb.org
They've been ordered to submit to a DOT inspection in Sacramento that's scheduled for 4:30 pm today.
But the link providing in that X blurb does not mention anything about emission testing.
No. It's a 2% cut but the final budget added 7% over the last year.
So it's not actually a net loss.
LA mayor's office denies report fire chief was dismissed
www.goodmorningamerica.com
... The Los Angeles mayor's office said reports that LA Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley has been fired or quit her post are false.
"The Mayor and Chief met," a statement from the office of Mayor Karen Bass said. "The priority remains fighting these fires and protecting Angelenos."
The statement came after a published report that Crowley had been fired. ...
Interesting.
The 58 Million for new vehicles was in the original June budget approval for vehicle replacements, NOT NEW, and its not the Nov as stated in the article.
Fire Department Vehicle Replacement 51,088,887
Fire Department Vehicles 7,333,000
clkrep.lacity.org
So seem like you're sources are incorrect.
@#116 ... Then stay on the porch and STFU ...
Enjoy!
Robert Earl Keen - The Front Porch Song (1988)
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Lyrics excerpt ...
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...
This old porch is a big ol' red-and-white Hereford bull
Standin' under a mesquite tree in Agua Dulce, Texas
He just keeps on playin' hide-and-seek with that hot August sun
He's sweatin' and a-pantin' 'cause his work is never done, oh no
He's got them cows and that red-top cane
[Verse 2]
This old porch is a steamin' greasy plate of enchiladas
With lots of cheese and onions and a guacamole salad
You can get them at the LaSalle Hotel in old downtown
With iced tea and a waitress who will smile every time, yeah she will
I left a quarter tip on my ten dollar bill
[Verse 3]
This old porch is a palace walk-in on a Main Street in Texas
It ain't never seen or heard the days of G's and R's and X's
With the '62 poster that's almost faded down
And a screen without a picture since Giant came to town, oh no
I love them Junior Mints and them Red Hots too, yes I do, aw yeah
And old moving pictures
[Verse 4]
This old porch is just a weathered, grey-haired seventy years of Texas
He's doin' all he can not to give in to the city
And he always takes the rent late so long as I run his cattle
He picks me up at dinner time, I listen to him rattle
...
A fav tune for me.
:)
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