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From California Dreamin’ to Burnin’

From California Dreamin’ to Burnin’

The Golden State was once a land of riches, opportunity, and innovation. Now it has become a punchline and mismanaged wasteland that’s burning to the ground. ...
Paul Dragu
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California is on fire. Again.

 Beginning January 7, several fires ignited in the Los Angeles area. Strong Santa Ana winds swept the blazes, causing them to grow to disastrous proportions, turning entire communities to ashes. The official response from California’s leaders was that Mother Nature was to blame in this case, and the one-two-three combo punch of fire, dry conditions, and 90-plus mph winds could not have been anticipated or prevented.

 But many aren’t buying it. Information continues to surface in support of the accusations that Los Angeles’ leadership failed to prepare for a disaster that was predicted at least a month in advance. Moreover, many believe the people in charge of California were too preoccupied with implementing nonsensical diversity, equity, and inclusion standards (DEI), saving species of fish no one has ever heard of, and other leftist pursuits to have noticed that the state wasn’t ready to fight fires anymore. The evidence bears that out.

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