A message from Steve. I live about 35 minutes from Los Angeles and go there frequently; I had family living there, friends, and did business in Los Angeles and Los Angeles County. Our family has taken in several of our family members who are now homeless and unemployed. Not only did their homes burn to the ground, but their businesses also succumbed to ashes.

I am mad, hurt, and saddened at the avoidable loss my fellow Californians are suffering, and I fear we have not seen the worst. 

It's simple to play the ‘Blame Game’, but when confronted with unavoidable losses, I can't ignore them.

Here are just a few failures the media are hiding from you, but I assure you they are real. How do I know? Because I have seen the colossal failure with my own eyes and am now dealing with homeless families, victims of negligent management.

Here are a few examples of negligence and outright oblivion to dire consequences.

1. Water Mismanagement

California’s failure to manage water resources effectively has exacerbated its fire crisis. The state refused to invest in infrastructure to capture snow runoff and rain, resulting in precious water flowing into the ocean rather than being stored for fire prevention or agricultural use. Communities became vulnerable during the dry seasons, when the need for water to combat wildfires is greatest.

2. Failure to Build Desalination Plants

Los Angeles failed to follow the example set by Kevin Faulconer, a Republican mayor from 2014 to 2020, in creating a sustainable water source, which is now to turn ocean water into safe drinking water. The City of San Diego incorporates desalinated water into its municipal water supply. The Carlsbad Desalination Plant, located in Carlsbad, California, began operations in December 2015 and is the largest seawater desalination plant in the Western Hemisphere. It produces up to 50 million gallons of fresh drinking water per day!

3. Inadequate Forest Management

There has been a failure to remove forest underbrush, which serves as a dangerous fuel source for wildfires. Despite the clear benefits of controlled burns and proactive vegetation management, progressive-generated bureaucratic red tape and environmental restrictions have hindered these essential practices. Without addressing this critical issue, wildfires will grow in frequency and intensity, evidenced today as you read this article.

4. Ban on timber production.

California’s ban on timber production blocked the thinning of forests and demanded California return the planet to Mother Earth. Their reckless actions contributed to unchecked forest growth. Managed logging plays a crucial role in reducing fire risks by thinning overgrown forests, but the state’s rigid stance has left forests overcrowded and primed for a catastrophic fire.

5. Environmental priorities over human safety

Policies that prioritize owls, fish, and other wildlife over human needs have turned deadly! While protecting endangered species is important, those priorities have come at the expense of essential fire prevention measures, and now it is taking human life and costing America close to a trillion dollars! Lets face it, California politicians believe humans should not be a protected species, therefore We the People are not protected!

6. Misallocation of Billions in Funding

California’s financial resources are vast, yet billions of dollars have been spent on initiatives that are highly questionable projects or just plain disappeared. The state’s homelessness crisis has seen unprecedented funding with nothing to show for it, and as a matter of fact, today there are more homeless people in Los Angeles than before the homeless funding began! 

But it doesn’t stop there. Billions and billions of taxpayer dollars have been poured into sanctuary policies to benefit illegal aliens who broke the law coming here and continue to break the law by staying! Social programs and personal interest projects have consumed precious resources that could have been used for critical fire prevention and response.

7. The High-Speed Rail “Boondoggle”

The $100 billion high-speed rail project, often dubbed the “rail to nowhere,” epitomizes California’s failure with large-scale infrastructure projects. The funds allocated to this delayed and over-budget endeavor could have been better spent on upgrading firefighting equipment, enhancing water storage, or supporting forest management programs.

8. Defunding Public Safety Departments

Defund the Police! Defund the Fire Department! Recent budget slashes to police and fire departments have undermined California’s ability to respond to emergencies, leaving millions of citizens in danger and facing death!

9. Loss of Skilled Labor

California’s high tax rates, among the highest in the nation, have driven skilled labor out of the state. Skilled labor includes qualified police, firemen, E.R. physicians, and a host of necessary jobs! This loss has impacted industries essential to fire prevention and management, such as forestry, construction, and emergency response. The state's ability to address fire risks has significantly diminished without a robust workforce.

10. Misuse of local funds.

Outrageous! Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass redirected $20 million from the city’s fire department budget to support for gay men’s chorus groups. Such allocations came at the expense of public safety.

Final Word: So, Los Angeles and California wanted to go Woke, so this is what we get. Politicians campaigned against toxic males while promoting perverts. They allocated funds to ineffective social projects, through the doors open for Illegal Aliens, and withdrew funds from programs intended to safeguard and assist Californians.

We are currently enduring the consequences of their mistakes! While the innocent suffers, the hierarchy, stuffed with retirement funds and paid vacations, fades into obscurity.

It's time for all of California to have a 'Come to Jesus' moment and transform the government into something that is not only functional but also very red!