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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At this point, with 87 pages it's most likely the same few people arguing back and forth. Not sure if it's worth adding any opinions.

The big issue in California was the lack of preparedness despite that wildfires are a fact of life, they always happen, they will always happen. There was plenty of advance notice that the weather conditions would be supremely ideal for a massive wildfire (the Santa Ana winds). The meteorologists were warning everyone.

It's hard not to compare this to Florida, which gets battered with hurricanes regularly enough, and hurricane warnings that fizzle out dramatically. I remember plenty of posts on here attacking Florida for everything under the sun leading up to the hurricane, and then when it's over the interest dies away immediately. And it's because Florida has a first rate hurricane response program in place. They are prepared. They know what to do. They get people out, they respond to damage right away, they start rebuilding immediately. They are prepared! That's why we can't remember what the last hurricane was! You may not like Ron DeSantis for whatever reason, but you cannot fault him (and no one does) for not being prepared when a hurricane hits.

We can't say that about California today, no matter what promises the governor or mayor makes or the real truth behind funding numbers or empty fire hydrants. This is a problem because the wildfires will be back somewhere, someday. Arguing over climate change is meaningless because it's here now so you need to be prepared for it now. And that's not California today. Competence, real competence focused on the safety and wellbeing of people, is a problem in California. And that is the situation. Arguing over "he lied" "she lied" is only a red herring.[/quote]

Yup[/quote]

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