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Yes, and I live in LA. I'm a handful of blocks away from the evac warning perimeter. The message is not that budget cuts caused the fire. We who have lived here have seen the fires get worse every year because of climate change. The message is that our mayor's tough-on-crime politics are to the detriment of public safety and our actual, material needs as Angelenos.
She has been majorly unimpressive, and I can't say I'm surprised ๐