Leadership void - California fires

[tommy156]

Originally Posted by Jacuzzme

Guaranteed all the rebuilding will be required to pay prevailing wages since it’ll be government subsidized, which citizens will absolutely be willing to work for, even in California.

You'll see.

[HDGristle]

CA has some solid prevailing wages and a robust process for churning out updates

[lustylad]

Wowsa!

The level of incompetence we are now finding out about is jaw-dropping:

...the main reservoir needed to fight fires in Pacific Palisades was under repair and unavailable to provide water to fight fires in the middle of the Santa Ana winds fire season. Firefighters had access to only 3 million gallons of water, which ran out on the first night of fires. The reservoir normally contains 117 million gallons of water. None was available.

According to the Los Angeles Times, the reservoir shut down in February for minor repairs. Los Angeles’ Department of Water and Power did not even seek bids for the repair until April. It did not hire a contractor until November. It still is not repaired. Total cost of repair: $130,000, about the cost of a new Mercedes.


That's what happens when you elect an LA City Council that looks like this:

"The city council consists of about two-thirds Democrats, one-third Democrat Socialists of America (DSA), and zero Republicans. It uses the homeless problem as an excuse to implement its far-left agenda, which includes rent controls, tenant eviction protections, mansion taxes, free basic income, reparations, sanctuary laws, and free housing for all.

For the city’s leaders, basic services that most Angelenos care about, like firefighting, are at the bottom of their list of priorities."


https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/01/...used-the-fire/

[HDGristle]

I swear that was covered earlier in a link

[lustylad]

Originally Posted by HDGristle

I swear that was covered earlier in a link.

It was "covered" in the NBC news link in your post #50. That article was filled with whiny excuses and said very little about the timeline and the bungled non-handling of what we now know was a minor, low-cost repair.

This is EXTREME negligence and incompetence. They had 11 months to perform a $130,000 repair and get the reservoir refilled and ready in time for the seasonal Santa Ana winds everyone knew were coming.

That's less than 1/5 of the bloated $750,000 salary pulled down by the woman who was supposed to be running the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

[HDGristle]

No, different link and article. I was wrong.

[lustylad]

[Devo]

Originally Posted by lustylad

Okay.......

I'll be the first to ask.

Did he qualify by carrying a 150 pound dummy out of a burning building, or WAS he the 150 pound dummy being CARRIED OUT?????????

[lustylad]

The Babylon Bee is a satire site lol. The guy in the video is Kyle Mann, its editor-in-chief.

[Devo]

Originally Posted by lustylad

The Babylon Bee is a satire site lol. The guy in the video is Kyle Mann, its editor-in-chief.

I grew up reading "The National Lampoon", got busted with it in 7th grade, English teacher saw it, opened it, and saw nudity.

I told her instead of sending me to the office, take it home, read it, and if you don't find it funny aside from the nudity, I'll go to the office tomorrow.

Next day she gave it back to me and said it WAS funny, but don't bring it back.

PJ Orourke, the original SNL cast, and lots of humor came from that group.

Sad part is, they touched on social issues then, that are still problematic today.

[Jacuzzme]

Mad Magazine. Waited excitedly for the new issue every month.

[Dr-epg]

Gentlemen do I need to say it again

[Devo]

10,000 more acres burning.

Snow on our Southern beaches.

Global warming again?

[Devo]

Or perhaps Kalipower is guilty for supplying electric?

[HDGristle]

You asked. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0ewe4p9128o

Leadership needs to consider this when figuring out how to focus on prevention and mitigation.