cross-posted from: https://kbin.earth/m/[email protected]/t/818591
town that always catches on fire rule
this post was submitted on 10 Jan 2025
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And the OP post is another form of propaganda and misinformation. The fires started in LA county a place the mayor has no control over. They have since then moved into the city of LA. Also, the LA fire department had a surplus of 20 million, so they took 17 million of that surplus and put it elsewhere. It wasn't dedunded at all.
The police force did get an increase in funding and that should be discussed. They are basically a gang and didn't need that extra funding and should be defunded but the fire department didn't get funding pulled.
This is absolutely syncing right up with MAGA misinformation. I heard today that the 17 million was for a special purchase in the previous budget and wasn't part of the regular fire department budget. Also, the racists and sexists are decrying DEI, apparently because the chief is a woman. Police funding and what it supports is a separate issue, as you point out.
Surely fires will respect jurisdictional boundaries. It would be rude of them not to.
I think there's a fence, the fire can't climb over the fence so it gets stuck.