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2025-01-10 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

L.A. Wildfires Could Cost Up to $150 Billion, AccuWeather Warns

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Posted by Skidmark 2025-01-10 11:44|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11137 views ] Top

#1 If this doesn't make you blood boil, you aren't paying attention. LA Department of Water and Power, which can't keep the hydrants filled or manage the water supply, had mid-level supervisors making $800,000 a year! Rampant corruption

Posted by NoMoreBS 2025-01-10 13:28|| 2025-01-10 13:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Hurricane victims:
Let their children freeze in the dark.

Celebrity millionaires:
OMG we passed federal funds five minutes ago.

Posted by swksvolFF 2025-01-10 13:35|| 2025-01-10 13:35|| Front Page Top

#3 LA Times today-

“A large reservoir in Pacific Palisades that is part of the Los Angeles water supply system was out of use when a ferocious wildfire destroyed thousands of homes and other structures nearby.
Officials told The Times that the Santa Ynez Reservoir had been closed for repairs to its cover, leaving a 117 million gallon water storage complex empty in the heart of the Palisades.
The revelation comes among growing questions about why firefighters ran out of water while battling the blaze. Numerous fire hydrants in higher-elevation streets of the Palisades went dry, leaving firefighters struggling with low water pressure as they combated the flames.
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-10/as-flames-raged-in-palisades-a-key-reservoir-nearby-was-offline

Posted by NoMoreBS 2025-01-10 13:47|| 2025-01-10 13:47|| Front Page Top

#4 #1 That's Calif for you. Most of those positions would be classified as exempt under the Fair Labor and Standards Act, which means no overtime just salaried. It's all grift looting the tax base.

Posted by Procopius2k 2025-01-10 14:01|| 2025-01-10 14:01|| Front Page Top

#5 Somebody's gotta manage the new cleanup guys.

Mayorkas extends deportation shield for eye-popping number of immigrants ahead of Trump admin

Posted by Skidmark 2025-01-10 15:43|| 2025-01-10 15:43|| Front Page Top

#6 The Greensburg Tornado, and Starbuck's Fire (2017 look it up) property owners had to foot the bill to clean up and brin their property up to code before they were eligible for FEMA money.

That is, if FEMA has any money after being milked for Illegals.

Posted by swksvolFF 2025-01-10 20:24|| 2025-01-10 20:24|| Front Page Top

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