Palisades Fire in LA has zero containment

[John Drake]

Where's Newsom? Where's the mayor? No water coming out of the fire hydrants? 

 

 

[John Drake]

LA Fire live dispatch. https://www.broadcastify.com/webPlayer/38651

[G_Money]

Newsom has other priorities on his mind.

 

Like letting murderers out on parole.

 

And Trump proofing California.

 

 

[John Drake]

4 minutes ago, G_Money said:

Newsom has other priorities on his mind.

 

Like letting murderers out on parole.

 

Just stuff I'm seeing on Twitter/X but it's all reporting that reservoirs were not refilled. No water to fight the fires. Just like Maui. Don't know if this true, but if it is . . .

[riclag]

  What seems  like every year,Poor conservation management,

[John Drake]

Just now, riclag said:

  What seems  like every year,Poor conservation management,

 

Partially. But population seems to be part of the problem. Just too many people in California consuming limited resources in an arid and semi-arid environment. Having 20 million there in the 70s was probably too many people. Having 40 million there now is unsupportable.

[John Drake]

Why is mayor Karen Bass in Ghana while her city is burning down?

[Cryingdick]

4 hours ago, riclag said:

  What seems  like every year,Poor conservation management,

 

There has also been a sharp increase in arson. I looked it up a year ago or so and it is sort of disturbing. 

[illisdean]

7 hours ago, G_Money said:

And Trump proofing California.

Newsom's a fool. 

 

 

[illisdean]

7 hours ago, riclag said:

Poor conservation management,

There are some out there that broach issues proactively as so often is the case with President Trump and then there are the haters and losers who would rather fail than listen to Trump.

 

 

 

[still kicking]

Who want's to live in that country? Fires, snowstorms. earthquakes every year hurricanes mass shootings?  I am not surprised a lot of Americans moved abroad 

[Patong2021]

Another example of unreasonable expectations and a demand for instantaneous response. 

 

8 hours ago, John Drake said:

Where's Newsom? Where's the mayor? No water coming out of the fire hydrants? 

 

Doing his job as Governor.  Perhaps you will be better served by  reading the Governor's updates rather than asking on a Thai  forum. 

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/01/07/governor-newsom-proclaims-state-of-emergency-meets-with-first-responders-in-pacific-palisades-amid-dangerous-fire-weather/

 

The Governor is in the emergency Response Center receiving updates from Cal Fire and the Fire control specialists, He rightfully is not directing the fire containment efforts because the fire fighting professionals are. 

 

In case you missed it, the Santa Anna winds are ferocious this year and southern California is still in a drought. 

https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?CA

The  agricultural sector still demands excessive amounts of water, and has abused the available aquifer. The general public insists on wasting water.  Easy to blame goverment, but people are unreasonable and selfish.

 

8 hours ago, John Drake said:

Just stuff I'm seeing on Twitter/X but it's all reporting that reservoirs were not refilled. No water to fight the fires. Just like Maui. Don't know if this true, but if it is . . .

 

How does a state governor fill a reservoir when there is inadequate water resources to draw upon?  The state has been trying to reduce water consumption for years. What's the public response? No, we won''t accept it and we'll sue. The farmers insisted on planting  crops not suitable for California such as almonds and pistachios which consume far too much water.When the state tries to have controlled burns, people protest and file injunctions.

 

6 hours ago, John Drake said:

Why is mayor Karen Bass in Ghana while her city is burning down?

 

The mayor left before the fires started and  was on on her way back once the severity of the fires became evident. There are municipal, county and state officials  who have the responsibility for managing events like this who are also involved. In any case, she  has either returned or is in transit. It  takes 2 days+ to get back from Ghana. The people making a scene over her  absence have a political interest in doing so and have ignored the fact that she has been in contact with her office and is involved in the city's response.. She was part of the Presidential delegation and has a longstanding relationship to Ghana.  As a congresswoman, Bass chaired the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations from 2019-22. 

 

[illisdean]

6 hours ago, John Drake said:

Why is mayor Karen Bass in Ghana while her city is burning down?

Maybe making a deal to send them some of LA's surplus firefighting equipment?

 

 

[CHdiver]

Maybe Newsom could organise some marshmallows for the poor people. If they loose there homes, at least they have something to eat. Rainbow colored of course, so they know who is looking so well after them.

[riclag]

The California leader decided to save the endangered fish instead of diverting water to where its needed.

 

Environmental wakos  pushed the Gov

to favor fish instead of much needed water supply .

 

What a disaster. 

 

https://nypost.com/2025/01/08/us-news/trump-says-gov-gavin-newscum-chose-to-save-an-endangered-fish-instead-of-sending-water-to-southern-california-to-fight-apocalyptic-wildfires/