https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14271051/Gavin-Newsom-LA-fires-California-fish-Trump.html
Gavin Newsom cut fire budget by $100m
last year while giving more water to tiny
tribal fish
Daily Mail, by Will Potter
Posted By: OhioNick, 1/10/2025 2:47:06 PM
Gavin Newsom is coming under fire for slashing California's funding for wildfire and forest resilience by $101 million less than a year before devastating fires tore through Los Angeles. The Democrat California Governor signed the budget cuts into law in June 2024, severing funding from seven programs focused on preventing and battling potential wildfires in the state, reports Newsweek. Cuts included a $5 million decrease to the CAL FIRE fuel reduction teams, which included funding to pay for vegetation management work by the California National Guard, an analysis by the outlet found.