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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Trump withholds aid from states he didn't win, or governor's he doesn't like. Regressive climate policy in general, remember when he said Cali should rake the forest. X poster wasn't satire, and vocally supports a regime that will abandon him to flames

[–] [email protected] -3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

https://ballotpedia.org/Party_control_of_California_state_government

Looks like they have had trifecta (3/3) and two thirds control for last 33 years... But sure 4 years of Trump did this.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

California has adopted a responsible climate agenda. Unfortunately, there's the rest of the country not doing this.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

https://x.com/jimmy_dore/status/1877783387076956492

How about disaster prevention additions? Increased budget for lafd, or has the budget been cut......

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I said California, and you are changing the scope. But yeah, that was a bad move to take money from the FD.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 days ago

Well the scope for California is the same...

https://www.newsweek.com/gavin-newsom-cut-100m-fire-prevention-budget-before-california-fires-2012980

"The 2024-25 California state budget, which Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law in June 2024, slashed funding for wildfire and forest resilience by $101 million as part of a series of cutbacks according to an analysis by the state's Legislative Analyst's Office"