The revelations out of Los Angeles just keep getting worse as multiple wildfires continue to ravage the city. Mayor Karen Bass (D) has faced heavy scrutiny for being on a taxpayer-funded “diplomatic” trip to Africa during the crisis. Her return didn’t quell criticism, as she had no answers for the many cascading failures that led to the most expensive wildfires in history. As I’m about to share, things have just gotten worse, though.
SEE: Karen Bass’ Week Gets Even Worse After Disastrous Press Conference
One of the primary drivers of the devastation has been a lack of water due to unfilled reservoirs in Los Angeles County and unmaintained, failing infrastructure that caused fire hydrants to run dry. As RedState reported, the Ynez Reservoir was taken offline for maintenance during wildfire season, a decision that has turned out to be catastrophic.
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