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Gavin Newsom Cut $100M From Fire Prevention Budget Before California Fires
Just over $100 million was cut from California's wildfire and forest resilience fund in the latest budget, though total spending has grown sharply since 2014.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom blasted for ‘photo op’ at Palisades Fire
explaining that he was being briefed by California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection on the disaster. Gavin Newsom has arrived for the photo op of him watching his state burn to the ...
After brutal fire season, California lawmakers call for seasonal firefighters to be employed year-round
State legislators are calling to extend Cal Fire's staffing to a year-round system, switching some roles from nine-month ...
Newsom Cut Some Fire Prevention Funding Before 2025 LA Wildfires, But It's Complicated
Reduction to an extra sum for fire resilience drew outrage while the general fund for fire prevention continues to swell under Newsom's leadership.
Washington Examiner25d
Newsom goes on offense after LA fire management criticism
Gavin Newsom (D-CA) rebutted multiple ... that the California state budget cut funding to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) by $100 million.
Fact-check: Did California Gov. Gavin Newsom cut $100 million in fire prevention?
Cal Fire’s total base wildfire protection budget has nearly tripled over the past 10 years, from $1.1 billion in 2014‑15 to $3 billion in 2023‑24.
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California lawmakers approve $2.5 billion in fire relief aid as more evacuations loom
23 (UPI) --California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an order ... according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. That fire was 24% contained Thursday afternoon, a spokesperson ...
New York Post26d
Mel Gibson, Joe Rogan rip into Gov. Newsom for being unprepared for deadly LA fires: ‘Tax dollars probably went for Gavin’s hair gel’
Actor Mel Gibson and podcaster Joe Rogan ripped into California Gov. Gavin Newsom for being ... Total funding for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) for fire ...
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Did California cut $100 million from its fire budget? Yes and no.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has ... the California Fire Facts website states that the number of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) "personnel has nearly doubled ...