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2025-01-10 18:45:45 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2EDE3C2C03956CA3D6F3754A0F9DDB749A58259CABEADFE25EBED83425E464A3
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Climate change is not the cause of the LA fires. Contributing factors: LA's fire dept cut $17.6M for 2025: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-wildfires-los-angeles-fire-chief-budget-cuts/ https://nypost.com/2025/01/08/us-news/la-mayor-karen-bass-cut-fire-department-funding-by-17-6m/?utm_campaign=iphone_nyp&utm_source=pasteboard_app LA Fire Memo, budget cuts/lack of preparedness: https://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2024/24-1600_rpt_bfc_12-17-24.pdf?ftag=MSF0951a18 Water/hydrants ran dry: https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/fire-hydrants-ran-dry-southern-california-needed-117483676 $7.5B bond passed in 2014, yet no water storage has been built: https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2014/prop-1-110414.aspx https://californiaglobe.com/fr/why-have-no-new-reservoirs-been-built-since-prop-1-was-passed-in-2014/ Dry conditions: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyxypryrnko
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