What evidence do you have that the firefighters -- who are 97% male and probably not limp wristed -- weren't doing their jobs well? That they were improperly trained?
Los Angeles On Fire
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Of course it might be a good idea to consider how big the fire dept's budget actually is, don't you think?
The fire dept had a 837 million dollar budget in 2023-24
The 17 million dollar cut amount to a .02% cut. It's doubtful that changed much of anything.
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It's .02 of 1
That's how I deal with decimals every day.
Yeah, shouldn't have added the % if I was going that route
Damning… LA Mayor should resign immediately. Gross negligence and ****ED UP PRIORITIES! (DEI)
California Caught Off Guard By Massive Fires After LA Fire Dept Spent Years Pushing ‘Racial Equity’
I think the point is, why would you cut something at all that clearly needs to be a high priority when you are increasing funding to other areas?
Elooon retweeting something from Carolla is like when PF gets a like from Abby here.
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a perfectly fair debate to have. but sometimes, that's how sausage gets made in public budget processes.
It's a bad look. As is the mayor being out of town. However, I doubt either item had much effect on the wait the event unfolded.
The biggest contributor that I can see right now is city infrastructure for water delivery. Not well setup to fight a fire in the city.
This thread is a complete asshole and I was a part of it.
I made the other thread to give people the opportunity to not be assholes.
Do planners plan? Yes
Does leadership follow up? No
How did Richmond's backup systems fail? What took so long to tell residents?
How did Richmond's backup systems fail? What took so long to tell residents? An investigation will find out.
Communication timelines, backup failures, and emergency preparedness and response plans are all factors under investigation by the state as regulators try to figure out what led to a water crisis.
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True but this isn’t some debate like do we spend more money on parks or should we put it toward rehabbing these historic buildings. Fire protection is about as fundamental as it gets, especially in an area known to have a high vulnerability like LA county
meh. infrastructure, in time of peace, is B O R I N G. It constantly loses budget battles to sexier things, notwithstanding the degree of its importance.
She increased the city's police budget by 126 million. Is that a ****ed up priority? Wouldn't you have to take a look at her actual budget adjustments to get a clearer picture of what her priorities actually were?
Los Angeles cut $17.5M from fire department budget months before deadly fires
Seven months before the uncontrolled Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, the city's fire department budget for this fiscal year was cut by more than $17.5 million, records show.
Are you banging this brainless, idiot mayor or something? Probably less than "2 percent" of America is defending it! 🤡She increased the city's police budget by 126 million. Is that a ****ed up priority? Wouldn't you have to take a look at her actual budget adjustments to get a clearer picture of what her priorities actually were?
Los Angeles cut $17.5M from fire department budget months before deadly fires
Seven months before the uncontrolled Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, the city's fire department budget for this fiscal year was cut by more than $17.5 million, records show.6abc.com
It would seem the entire ****ing county is run by imbeciles....but we already knew that. Guess this moron has never heard of the 1st San Francisco earthquake and the end result. Fire bad...very bad...up hill and down!! >
So, the treatment plant lost power for just a few hours, and they had generators and battery backup for SCADA? Wow!!Do planners plan? Yes
Does leadership follow up? No
How did Richmond's backup systems fail? What took so long to tell residents?
How did Richmond's backup systems fail? What took so long to tell residents? An investigation will find out.
Communication timelines, backup failures, and emergency preparedness and response plans are all factors under investigation by the state as regulators try to figure out what led to a water crisis.
Why did the derecho hit Iowa? Was Kim Reynolds too woke and didn't love Jesus enough?
As much as I think people like this mayor have no business being in leadership roles, if you can't effectively fight fires with 870 million, I don't think a 17 mil cut is going to have much of an effect.She increased the city's police budget by 126 million. Is that a ****ed up priority? Wouldn't you have to take a look at her actual budget adjustments to get a clearer picture of what her priorities actually were?
Los Angeles cut $17.5M from fire department budget months before deadly fires
Seven months before the uncontrolled Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, the city's fire department budget for this fiscal year was cut by more than $17.5 million, records show.
A lack of proper infrastructure, preparedness and reliable water supply planning are much bigger issues than a small budget reduction.
Training and equipping a Rapid Reaction Force to deploy immediately in an event like this would have been priceless compared to sitting around the firehouses babbling about white privilege. How far would $17 mil go in that regard? How about $17 mil + all the time and money spent on DEI "training?"
I took a 101 level Film class 20 years ago so clearly.....
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Daniel Craig is low key kinda good but Bonds should have dark hair.
License to kill was a decent movie but Dalton was a bad Bond.
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Everything I've read points to infrastructure being the biggest failing. They couldn't replenish the water supply quickly enough
Otherwise water was available (to replenish) and I haven't seen evidence of planning or readiness (besides infrastructure) being an issue.
Crucially, however, it's unclear how much better the outcome would've been had hydrants still been flowing in areas they ran dry given the veracity of the fire.
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Never miss a chance to blame the libs. Hurricanes? Lib weather control. Fires? Libs not raking up the leaves in forests.
Ummmmmmm....even libs are blaming libs here......at least the ones who are able to shit and chew gum at the same time.
Hey Vicky, you never answered my question about how you know what the board was like in 2008 but joined in 2022?
Now, of those various bonds, which one delivers the "prolapse in judgment" line the best? I'm thinking Connery.
I stopped posting under my prior account during covid and took a break from this place, mainly bc a handful of crazies were stalking me on the sports boards and it was getting ridiculous. Decided to come back in 2022 and started over with a new user name.
