Subj : Re: LA Fires
To   : GAMGEE
From : Dumas Walker
Date : Tue Jan 14 2025 09:30 am

> Your opinion is noted.  Would you rather use the term "misplaced budget
> priorities by state/local government"?

That is a good way to describe it.

>  Al> Pesky budget issues have been around since the beggining of time and
>  Al> when the last human turns out the lights those problems will remain. ;)

> True enough, but when governments mis-manage available money (wrong
> priorities) with KNOWN dangerous conditions, bad things happen.  You can
> deny/defend them all you want, but the facts are right there in your
> face and can't be denied.  Should we talk about un-maintained electrical
> distribution equipment/infrastructure, which MAY have been the cause of
> these fires starting?  It's certainly been known to happen in northern
> California, where they even have had planned power cut-offs during high
> fire danger periods, for ...... reducing the chance of crappy equipment
> starting wildfires...  Hmmmm......

Part of that issue may be PG&E has several politicians in its back pockets
that allow them to get away with a whole lot of things they should be held
accountable for... like starting fires with poorly maintained equipment.

I am not sure that PG&E powers the areas in question, but it is a big
provided in California.


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