Los Angeles Is Another DEI Catastrophe

[Skoob]

They had enough water.

Is there a real discussion to be had about what the baseline reserve needs to be in these new conditions?
Yes.
And that's been an ongoing discussion for years.

Prevention is costly, difficult, and constantly argued over.

Your insistence that no one ever thought of these things before is just bizarre.

Having water, and having it managed properly in terms of reservoirs and pressure delivery systems is all part of the same issue.

Why are you making excuses?

Ohhhhhh I know...because it's a Democrat state.

I get it now.

Carry on.

 

[Valcazar]

Having water, and having it managed properly in terms of reservoirs and pressure delivery systems is all part of the same issue.

Why are you making excuses?

Ohhhhhh I know...because it's a Democrat state.

I get it now.

Carry on.

No.
I'm actually the one not making excuses.

I'm the one asking for a real debate about the real issues involved - what's been done, what needs to be done better, and so on.

Unfortunately, "Evil Democrats spent all the money on DEI" is what we're getting instead.
People saying stupid shit like they never thought of worrying about high winds.
Etc.

A real discussion about fire prevention would be great.
But instead you're just interested in trying to score political points, with no interest in the actual issues.

 

[Frankfooter]

No.
I'm actually the one not making excuses.

I'm the one asking for a real debate about the real issues involved - what's been done, what needs to be done better, and so on.

Unfortunately, "Evil Democrats spent all the money on DEI" is what we're getting instead.
People saying stupid shit like they never thought of worrying about high winds.
Etc.

A real discussion about fire prevention would be great.
But instead you're just interested in trying to score political points, with no interest in the actual issues.

Seems like a popular tactic amongst MAGA.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1883183136286327185

 

[Bucktee]

She'll never get elected to anything going forward.

The silver lining is that she has no biological children so her stupidity ends with her.

 

[Skoob]

No.
I'm actually the one not making excuses.

I'm the one asking for a real debate about the real issues involved - what's been done, what needs to be done better, and so on.

Unfortunately, "Evil Democrats spent all the money on DEI" is what we're getting instead.
People saying stupid shit like they never thought of worrying about high winds.
Etc.

A real discussion about fire prevention would be great.
But instead you're just interested in trying to score political points, with no interest in the actual issues.

"No interest in actual issues" is what the previous Democrat administration could be described as seeing as all their efforts went into preventing Trump from running for office , and hiding Biden's mental state from the public rather than dealing with real issues affecting people's lives.

I guess the chickens have come home to roost and it makes people like you uncomfortable accepting that inconvenient truth.

 

[Valcazar]

"No interest in actual issues" is what the previous Democrat administration could be described as seeing as all their efforts went into preventing Trump from running for office , and hiding Biden's mental state from the public rather than dealing with real issues affecting people's lives.

I guess the chickens have come home to roost and it makes people like you uncomfortable accepting that inconvenient truth.

See?
Maybe if you didn't live in a fantasy world, there could be real progress on issues.

 

[Shaquille Oatmeal]

"No interest in actual issues" is what the previous Democrat administration could be described as seeing as all their efforts went into preventing Trump from running for office , and hiding Biden's mental state from the public rather than dealing with real issues affecting people's lives.

I guess the chickens have come home to roost and it makes people like you uncomfortable accepting that inconvenient truth.

Whoa!
That Olympic level triple twisting, quadruple backflip seems to have launched you straight over the "wildfire prevention" debate and straight into the, "Biden is old and the Dems suck" MAGA echo chamber. lmao.

 

[richaceg]

Whoa!
That Olympic level triple twisting, quadruple backflip seems to have launched you straight over the "wildfire prevention" debate and straight into the, "Biden is old and the Dems suck" MAGA echo chamber. lmao.

it's not a "maga echo chamber" anymore... it's the ellectorate echo chamger....Biden is old and Dems suck is as real as it gets...

 

[Shaquille Oatmeal]

it's not a "maga echo chamber" anymore... it's the ellectorate echo chamger....Biden is old and Dems suck is as real as it gets...

When did DEI start?

 

[richaceg]

When did DEI start?

Does it matter...this catastrophe was in DEI's hands...

 

[Shaquille Oatmeal]

Does it matter...this catastrophe was in DEI's hands...

It does.
When did it start?

 

[richaceg]

It does.
When did it start?

No it doesn't. You know the answer when why would you still ask?

 

[Shaquille Oatmeal]

No it doesn't. You know the answer when why would you still ask?

It does.
You established causality between a wildfire and DEI.
So when did DEI start?
Because we'd have to see if there were any fires at all before that date to see if you are right.

 

[richaceg]

It does.
You established causality between a wildfire and DEI.
So when did DEI start?
Because we'd have to see if there were any fires at all before that date to see if you are right.

Oh there were fires before and they knew there will be risks of fires again...that's DEI to you. no idea how to prepare for the tragedy...defunding the FD was a good idea?
the DEI Fire Safety and prevention.
- Let take a few more millions from the program. How bad could it be.
-Blame the winds when it does happen.

 

[Shaquille Oatmeal]

Oh there were fires before and they knew there will be risks of fires again...

Great. So there is no causality between DEI and wildfires.
Glad we cleared that up.
It is because there is a risk of fires that they develop contingency plans in the event it happens.
If you are claiming they had none, you need to present proof that they had none.
Actual fire experts have stated that fires such as this fueled by 100mph winds cannot be contained with fire hydrants or raking forest floors.
If you are claiming that these experts are wrong, then feel free to present your credentials in wildfire prevention and containment.

 

[richaceg]

Great. So there is no causality between DEI and wildfires.
Glad we cleared that up.
It is because there is a risk of fires that they develop contingency plans in the event it happens.
If you are claiming they had none, you need to present proof that they had none.
Actual fire experts have stated that fires such as this fueled by 100mph winds cannot be contained with fire hydrants or raking forest floors.
If you are claiming that these experts are wrong, then feel free to present your credentials in wildfire prevention and containment.

So called experts said there are risk of fires and with winds up to 100mph it could get bad pretty fast... yet DEI in charge thought..."let's cut some fire prevention and management some more...and let's get out of the country...

 

[Shaquille Oatmeal]

So called experts said there are risk of fires and with winds up to 100mph it could get bad pretty fast... yet DEI in charge thought..."let's cut some fire prevention and management some more...and let's get out of the country...

They cut 2% of the overall budget on things that had nothing to do with fire prevention.
If you think otherwise feel free to provide any evidence you have.

 

[richaceg]

They cut 2% of the overall budget on things that had nothing to do with fire prevention.
If you think otherwise feel free to provide any evidence you have.

would you believe the articles? I doubt it.

A month before fires, L.A. fire chief warned budget cuts were hampering emergency response

The Los Angeles Fire Department's budget was cut by $17.6 million, about 2%, this fiscal year. The fire chief warned last month it would make it harder to respond to emergencies.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Shaquille Oatmeal]

would you believe the articles? I doubt it.

A month before fires, L.A. fire chief warned budget cuts were hampering emergency response

The Los Angeles Fire Department's budget was cut by $17.6 million, about 2%, this fiscal year. The fire chief warned last month it would make it harder to respond to emergencies.

www.cbsnews.com

Yes, I wanted you to find this article.
Did you read it? If you didn't:

The cuts, Crowley wrote in a memo from July 2024, resulted from eliminating 58 positions, adjusting sworn salary accounts, and removing one-time expenses.

"There were no reductions that were made that would have impacted the situation that we were dealing with over the last couple of days," she said. She also emphasized the additional funds the department was set to receive from the city's contract with the union.

Crowley said that in response to the $17.6 million cut, the department reduced non-essential responsibilities, but added that the reductions did limit their response to the fires "to a certain factor."

The fire department overspent by an estimated $66.6 million in the 2023-24 fiscal year, this year's budget shows, with unbudgeted contracts, unused sick time and overtime accounting for much of the overspending.

So as you can see in the quote, the fire department overspent in the previous fiscal year, in adhoc contracts, unused sick times, and overtimes, so they cut some of that to save money.
Even the fire chief in the article only admits that it limited their response "to a factor", which is neither here, nor there.
Neither the 2% budget cut, nor the race, sexual orientation and gender of the workforce, had any impact on fire prevention.

 

[richaceg]

Yes, I wanted you to find this article.
Did you read it? If you didn't:

So as you can see in the quote, the fire department overspent in the previous fiscal year, in adhoc contracts, unused sick times, and overtimes, so they cut some of that to save money.
Even the fire chief in the article only admits that it limited their response "to a factor", which is neither here, nor there.
Neither the 2% budget cut, nor the race, sexual orientation and gender of the workforce, had any impact on fire prevention.

Nice try buddy..... nice of you to slaughter a nice article.
Crowley said it had affected the operations...
YOu took Mayor Bass statement and put it under crowley...hahaha. sneaky.