We do not need a terrorist attack or war; we are destroying ourselves from within due to the incompetence of our leaders and the people in this country
Its not climate change, you can literally see the videos on X of people with torches intentionally lighting fires. Even people pouring gasoline to help the fires.
@@alestevez950 You could invest all the money in the world right now, and the problem would still persist because it’s a generational issue. The planet will continue to heat up. While I agree that long-term measures are necessary, what’s even more important are short-term solutions. Unfortunately, many politicians seem focused on wasting resources and handing out money inefficiently. Issues like this-particularly those related to public safety-should take precedence over everything else. However, initiatives like sanctuary cities often follow the same pattern of inefficiency and incompetence.
How do fix the issue without the need for insurance? …if a car accident happens, do you think that person that hit you has money to pay your car repair or medical bills? Insurance is like a collective savings account that everyone throws money into. When something happens, it pays out if covered by the policy. These California fires will cost A LOT of money. This catastrophe will definitely hurt any company. Not sure I can blame insurance for pulling out. I’m sure they must have gave notice to the homeowners before cancellation. Guess up to the homeowner if they shopped for other insurance that provides coverage.
@@MrJwyne Yeah but we always hear about the hundreds of millions being paid to the CEOs and board of executives of these insurance companies. That's another issue.
@@Gr8Incarnate they bet on our risks to gain their income but once they face their risk of paying, they either deny or have a reason to raise the premium...very greedy.
Why USA is fighting against Russia and other countries in the world with billions rather than USA should spend these billions to build their infrastructure and look after their citizens.
In the United States developers build the cheapest possible homes they can and the government backs them up with legislation so they get away with it. The builders get Rich, then everybody calls him philanthropist because they donate a couple bucks here and there. A lot of the construction is shoddy. Then the government comes along and makes laws that make it even harder. It didn't used to be this way. The two homes I grew up in we're well built and there was a large amount of distance between homes.
@@kimleone5496 expensive doesn’t equate to fire resistant though. My dad lived in the Oregon mountains in a high forest area on 10 acres. He used a metal roof with a deep overhang. The siding was wood log look cement. He cleared all the brush in his property every year and burned it in winter. He cut low hanging tree branches. He had no trees next to the house. He had an enormous water tank that was kept full from their well and he added the connection for the fire trucks. In California the state won’t let people clear and burn brush because of air quality. Many places restrict roof materials and tons of the older homes (palisades areas) have shake shingle roofs which are super flammable. Simply replacing roofs with a material that looks like the shake shingles (wood) with fire resistant ones would go a long way. The people in these areas are largely resistant to changing their home appearance. They expect the government to take care of them. Australians have more self determination. That passivity is something I’ve only seen in socal. I lived there my first 35 years of life.
Ive been an electrician for 23 years and the cost of building new homes has never been higher and now we have tens of thousands of people who became homeless overnight. I cant even fathom the chaos that will follow after people can start rebuilding again.
Common sense is punishing us for building out of wood in a fire prone area. Mexico doesn’t have this problem because they build using concrete brick and adobe as primary building materials.
And who would want to rebuild again most are probably going to default in their mortgage payments. You still have to make your mortgage payments however the land the piece of property that holds your home will be devalued because an entire neighborhood is gone. Property taxes may be deferred or work out a payment however the interest rate your going to be paying more right up until your death. So ladies and gentlemen this is not the American Dream, this generation will never be able to own homes because youll be dead still paying mortgage payments and it will be passed on to whoever is on the will and than they will sell it because they can't afford to pay the mortgage. That is not the American Dream this is American Hell on Earth.
You’re not going to stop Santa Ana winds. They’ve been here since long before people inhabited the place. The ancient people who lived here called them Devils Wind. But you can bury electrical lines and you can trim and burn off the brush. And they used to do the latter but it was done by prisoners. Then they thought it was”politically incorrect” to use free labor and stopped doing it altogether.
No one is saying you can change the weather.. we're saying it could have been better handled. This isn't the first time a country had to deal with wind+fire. You just gotta prepare for it instead of taking risks.
Controlled burns can be dangerous. They can get out of control and have. The amount of land and the resources to do what you think is way more than you think. You think you have the answers but have no real knowledge of the reality. In just the Tahoe basin the amount of material and the cost to deal with it would be way more than you think. Lower taxes… ha. It would take a bunch of money.
The one culprit of the fires nobody talks about is the invasive golden grass that covers the hills of California which were planted by early Spanish settlers for their livestock. Even if the forests were managed correctly you would still have issue with fires because the invasive grass is dry and highly flammable which makes it the primary source of fuel for the fires in places like the Pacific Palisades where there aren't dense forests. Native California grass aren't as flammable because their deep roots hold more moisture and native California tress also are resilient to fires that's why you see so many of them survive around homes that have burned down. The solution is to remove the invasive grass along with every invasive plant and tree species that aren't native to California, the work has to be divided between every California County and City. Updating building codes to require metal roofs on all structures as well as a water system that allows for water to fall all along the sides of the structures like a small water fall with the water collected in gutters at the bottom for reuse to provide constant flow of the water fall without the need for more water would be another layer of protection against the fires.
My heart and prayers go out to those families, friends and the wonderful first responders. I'm sorry this is happening to you all. Andrei, thank you for your videos.
Insurance premiums need to reflect the risks of each geographic area. Why should my premiums go up to pay for California's fires. I live in a condo in a major city that has 0 chance of being destroyed by a wildfire and I pay a lot to live in this area. There are of course downsides to living in a condo, but that is my choice. It should be like car insurance. If you drive like a maniac and get speeding tickets or get into frequent accidents, your premiums should be higher because there's a higher chance if you getting in to another accident. Money is the only way to force people to change behavior. California's premiums should probably triple to reflect the true cost of living there.
Your insurance will go up because insurance will need to recoup their losses. What do you prefer expensive insurance or no insurance. If losses keep up there will be no more insurance.
@@2seep But why should we take the burden on states that are at high risks and their state and local government failures to maintain a safety forest cleaning by cleaning up the vegetation, building a water infrastructure that supports the rise of people living just as they expect homeowners to keep up with the city zoning and building codes should apply to the city as well. Its just as saying you live in a community and part of maintaining a safety housing your told to ensure your brushes and grass is cut back and that there is no tall trees but your neighbor doesn't follow the rules and one day his house gets on fire and spreads across the entire neighborhood and all the houses are gone and your told your insurance will go up is that fair.
There's a reason none of those homes didn't have adequate fire protection materials. The same can be said for FL as to why aren't homes built to withstand hurricane force winds and water. Answer: money. Also, there was nothing fire fighters could do to protect homes in 70 - 100 mph wind unfortunately. I feel for all those who lost their homes and the reality is nature was going to win no matter what.
That's not entirely true. Homes in Florida built since 94 are required to handle 100+mph winds. Homes built since 06 are required to be built to handle 145mph winds. Florida has the most strict building codes in the country.
Thank you so much for this informative video! I learned so much about the crisis the California State has and you broke it down very simply. My prayers and thoughts for those affected by the fires.
I lived and worked in LA for 30 years 20 years ago. I had worked for the LAFD. Though I thought you were off point at times, this was one the most accurate pieces that I have seen.
When people don’t want to pay taxes and budgets are being cut of course programs are going to be cut. Can you imagine how expensive it would be to clear the forests of all debris that could possibly catch on fire. I think the answer is rebuilding with fire resistant materials, if you know your home can’t burn down by a fire then you don’t need fire insurance. Everyone wants to blame someone, but we are all to blame because we vote for policies and people to be in office to represent us. I have a feeling it’s only going to get worse sadly.
@@denisemontoya6835 I don't think anyone wants to pay taxes, but there is plenty of tax revenue. People constantly see government spending funds foolishly, more correctly called corruption which is the real problem.
Imagine living in an area paying premiums for 20 years and then all of a sudden one day they say we're canceling your insurance. And not getting any of that money back that you paid.
@kenyaswallow5782 exactly, that's how premiums work. You pay a little bit over a long period of time so in case something happens it gives you the ability to recoup the funds. But when signing up they shouldn't be allowed to pull out at any point and then you don't get anything back.
No there is no contract as you put it. It is theft pure and simple. They take huge amounts for years but when it's their turn to honour this dodgy contract they piss off. In a fair world governments would legislate, if they want to opt out of their geed without both parties consenting. ALL premiums paid must be refunded . I am sick to death of apologists for the greedy, the arrogant and the corrupt. Fairness and justice for all. The ordinary person has to suffer you greedy one's share the losses too!!
It must be Newsom who has used up all the taxpayers’ money on fighting against Trump, welcoming illegals, and putting homeless people in 5-star hotels.
It wasn't a lack of water, it was a lack of water pressure. I don't understand how people can be so ignorant and keep repeating that there wasn't enough water. There's no water system on the face of this planet that could have provided full pressure to every hydrant if they're all open at the same time.
there wasn't water in at least one holding tank.. it was and still is empty.... and if its water pressure you just put larger pumps on the water supply.. this isn't rocket science...
That’s what you are told, you really think they are gonna tell you the truth and say “oh we messed up”. Every leadership management organization or corporation will make an excuse and never take the blame. Government included.
There is no way they can rebuild these neighbourhoods all at once, there is not enough supplies on hand to do it, so even if the insurance companies pay out there is no way to rebuild these mansions anyway.
the $17m cut is a cherry picked number that refers to the budget before union contracts were re-negociated with the lafd. the budget for the fire department in Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 actually increased from $819.6 million to $895.6 million(la times and the commissioners office). When compared to the previous year's budget (Fiscal Year 2023 - 2024), this current year's fire department budget in total is larger by $58.4 million. According to a document from the city administrative officer, the increase in this year's budget was approved specifically to meet salary and benefit increases included in the new union contract. But yes, it will be paraded around, out of context because that's the only way to make that simplistic narrative work.
A great video, Andrei. This is more of a documentary about neglect of current needs and how the government has lost focus of current needs, and that is its people. Thanks again, Andrei
I live in Northern Calif, We had to evacuate twice since I been living in Solano County for 20 yrs. Grateful we suffered no loss. Great video Thanks Don
from the events in North Carolina and LA, I think people are really beginning to lose confidence that insurance will do anything at all when it's needed.
Thank you for addressing the draining of Tulare lake. But if we’re going to discuss priorities, then it should be mentioned that Tulare lake was drained because CA prioritized capitalism. One farming family is mainly responsible for the draining of Tulare lake because they wanted more farm land. Humans tend to undermine consequences when we interfere with Mother Nature.
Maybe you should try to live in a socialist country like Cuba then. Why worry about your house burning down when you have nothing to eat or no medicine to treat minor flu. The audacity of people living in rich countries is astounding. Capitalism is responsible for everything you own and enjoy in life, including your incredible long lifespan. You should point your blame towards incompetence and reckless socialist policies.
Actually, it's not capitalism that was prioritized, it was Food that was prioritized. I grew up in Tulare, and worked for Wells Fargo in Tulare. Tulare is known as a "farm town" or "cow town" as many call it. Farmers are not rich. Well off maybe after many years, but not rich. Placing Farming under Capitalism is a big stretch. We do know, though, that the device you used to post your comment is a product of capitalism, just as TH-cam is a product of capitalism.
@@wehocommunitywatch It’s obvious you and I have different definitions of capitalism. My main point is that consequences should be expected when nature, a large body of water in this case, is altered or destroyed. Another example are the Everglades in FL, which were destroyed to make room for development. And now there’s no natural barrier against Hurricanes.
News flash, insurance premiums have been going up dramatically across the country for the last year due to severe weather events. Insurance companies will get the max rate increase the state allows year over year, so the situation will compound over the next several years.
I think this is missing why the water system was running out of water. As houses burn plastic valves melt and leak. When this many houses are impacted the system loses presure.
@@jrlang100 yeah that point was completely ignored. You don't have water pressure if you have it leaking from everywhere. You especially don't have water pressure when you're up on top of the hill because gravity. If you have a leak in the line somewhere that's going to make it even harder to maintain pressure because gravity
The fire system is a separate set of lines which have a higher pressure. If the system could be taken out by homeowners busting main lines you failed at designing a fire system. Ffs stop trying to excuse incompetence, people are suffering because of idiocy exactly like this attempting to excuse away any criticism of the critical systems.
Further; just think about your ‘explanation’ for one more minute; they had no pressure from the very start of the fires, before they got out of control, before such an explanation would even make sense, that is because they had zero in the resivoirs and were operating solely off backup tanks. It’s incompetence all the way down that spirals out of control.
@@TDPlusPT where do you think the water is coming from? Yeah it's a separate pressurized system coming from the same tank. They're up on a hill. Water has to be pumped up to a water tank
This does not happen every year. Yes, we as a nation, with disasters every year in the Midwest, in the SW, in New Orleans, or Kansas City, or New York…. yes, we will all stand together and pay for rebuilding our nation. Together.
it is 2025, we have the technology to capture water through mountain mists screens, and desalinate water, built huge holding tanks, sprinkler systems on every house block that kicks in automatically and sprays the area, it is 100 percent a priority issue not an engineering issue, I wish all the best going forward with management in an increasing dry climate for CA due to climate change.
They would rather protect fish and wild plants than people. The woke have all the priorities twisted up. I have a liberal son who says dogs are more important than people. Go figure.
Probably better if you put it in S&P 500 or QQQ (tech) index funds. Not buying houses near or on the mountain helps. Don't buy houses on the ocean too. Not like I can afford it. Starting price of a house in the Palisades is $3M.
C'mon man!!!! It's been warned for the past 20 years that these fires were going to become frequent. Cali is dry! Last time I was there was in 2009. I passed by the LA river and there was absolutely no water there. Instead, I saw dry trees.
Tornado and Hurricane areas are hit... no dramatic videos. No screams about the insurance and costs. But they increased by at least 50% in Florida. Hurricane-level winds are hitting a dry area - dramatic video. One of the fires is on the Federal National Park - California is not the one clearing it. ("The National Park Service (NPS) is a federal agency that manages all national parks in the United States.") There is never possibly enough water infrastructure to pressurize putting down fires on thousands of houses. A single house takes thousands gallons of water. ("Estimates generally suggest that it can take anywhere from 2,500 to 10,000 gallons of water to put out a residential fire.")
Great video and thanks for the effort. There is one thing I disagree with though. Im Australian and we get horrific bush fires here. There is actually a way of protecting your house from bushfire no matter where you live. The very intense part of a fire passes over in 2-3 minutes, if that. You just need to blanket your house with water for that duration. All you need is a supply of water, which can either be via a pool or tank, a pump and strategically placed industrial sprinklers that create a barrier around your house. Depending on the design of the house you only need a sprinkler system on the roof and have no gutters, that way the water creates a vertical protection when flowing off the roof. What I found confusing with these fires is the amount of premium realestate that went up. If you own a $25mil property why is there no setup as just explained to protect the house which can be done relatively cheap.
As a Gazan whose home was burned by the Israeli occupiers and who lost two brothers, I extend my deepest sympathy to the victims of the California and Los Angeles fires. I realize that the deliberate genocide of slaughtering and burning Gaza’s children and shelters with US missiles sent by the Biden-Blinken-Harris administration cannot be compared to natural disasters. The Gazan who cries for the loss of his children, his home, his family and his city is a human being.
this is a master class of avoiding climate change ... blaming every decision but the one scientist have been warning us about since the 1950's. I had a professor in school who focused on chaparral biomes (the scrub land plains that require fire to survive) and in his classes we saw the predictive models that showed this increase in fires throughout the planes and semi-arid lands across usa...
I kept waiting for the rest of the information to come but it didn't. Def one sided and short on all the wholistic picture and facts. Fails to go into why nature has had hyper activities now than recent past.
Only a magician could put nineteen 2,200 sf houses on one acre!!! That would be no space between them. Maybe you could put nineteen 1,200 sf stick-built or manufactured homes that close together and it would be livable. (But that's not what just burned.)
You handled thus subject really well. People's losses were treated with dignity, whilst the technical, historical and political information was very detailed.
When I googled about the $17 million dollar decrease I found an article which stated: Needs Context. Records of the approved budget show that the LAFD's budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year did decrease by about $17.6 million from the previous year, and the department's total annual budget was almost $820 million. But according to Blumenfield's office, the fire department saw a $53 million increase in funding from the previous year after the budget was updated in November.
This is a very ill timed and one sided video and I dont understand why as usually je comes woth a neutral approach to his content. I usually appreciate Andrei's perspective on his content but to say (natural disasters) this could have all been prevented if we did X,Y,Z is truly unfair. I did not see Andrei immediately upload a video about how Florida can prevent hurricanes and all of the massive destruction it caused in 2024 along with previous years. What should have been done here is to promote how we can help the thousands of people who have lost their homes, in any way possible. My heart and prayers go out to all of the people who have lost everything they know...home, pets, or loved one ect. And I wish there was more i could do to help. Please do better next time Andrei
Why are you comparing this with hurricanes? Hurricanes snowballs out of control natrually and there isn't much we can do, but in a first world country this kind out of control fire only happens with bad management and plenty of human error. There were plenty of early prediction and warning, you can also send aircraft or drones to spot them, you can place firetrucks strategically, you can do alot of other things like this video mentioned.
What I don't understand is why, if you see that the fire is getting closer and closer to your house, you don't clear the security line, cut down the trees nearby, just to protect yourself. This is your home, your loss. You don't need firefighters to dig, you can do it yourself. And the security lines are really working.
Having NO Control over your insurance cost feels like financial slavery. Forced to have insurance and FORCED to pay more for negligence and incompetence of CEOs blows my mind. We need many more Luigi's.
I don't understand why did they not prep for this and clear the brush in advance ? do they not do it at all in the Palisades yearly ? No amount of incompetence can do this, this is weird . I live in the Santa Clarita Valley & every year i see the brushes being cleared spring through fall .
Everyone knows about the Defund the Police movement, but a very real Defund the Fire Department actually happened too, and people only notice when some mass event like this happens.
Considering that the insurance companies canceled fire insurance on the people whose homes burned, insurance rates shouldn't be going up in other parts of the country. The payouts isn't going to be nowhere what it would have been. Homeowners rates in other states haven't gone up from the hurricanes in Florida. This will be no different.
@shawnd567 my insurance has not been affected. I don't live in California nor Florida. Don't assume every insurance company in every state just raises up rates because of disasters there. My insurance company isn't in either of those states. Insurance companies that are in Florida and California likely could raise rates in other states. I do know how things work.
I don't know much about houses in the US, but from what I've seen on videos from these fires, the entire house burns, including the exterior walls and other things. I can't help but see that these houses are made of materials that burn easily. Why not build a house that is more fire resistant? My deepest sympathies to all those who are suffering.
Can you imagine, the Palestinian people lost their homes and lives funded by American taxes, where the tax money should have been used to anticipate this tragedy? the irony
Palestinian (or any other external) issues aside, California is the 5th largest economy in the WORLD, not the US, the WORLD. So clearly money is not the issue/problem. It's decision-making, or probably more accurately, the decision MAKERS.
@@jeremymartintorres maybe you can explain where the money went when they don't have enough planes & infrastructure to fight the fires & the firefighting budget was cut by 17 million dollars (a number that is nothing compared to what you mentioned)
@@tuluswibawanto993 maybe you can ask THOSE IN CHARGE of the money? The fact that THERE IS money to begin with proves my point. My comment is not against the post I commented on. My point is just that the Palestine issue (or any other EXTERNAL issue) is irrelevant. The problem is the people (i.e. policy makers, decision makers) managing the state.
some context for you about the lakes in central CA that you characterized as "mismanagement". Los Angeles wasn't even a city back then, and Tulare Lake was all but gone a 125 years ago. There are lots of things that CA Gov. has done that it needs to do better - like investing in infrastructure and systems to deal with fire dangers, and rebuilding should only be done in a way that rewards fireproof or resistant structures. Deregulation will help recovery efforts - but if they build the same thing - it will just burn again when the there is enough fuel and wind to make it happen. Lake Corcoran Existed between 758,000 and 665,000 years ago. It was about the size of Lake Michigan and filled the Central Valley. The lake was fed by the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers. Around 600,000 years ago, the lake drained through Carquinez Strait, creating San Francisco Bay. Tulare Lake Existed in the San Joaquin Valley, and was once the largest freshwater body west of the Mississippi River. The lake was fed by snowmelt from the Sierra Nevada mountains. The lake began to disappear in the 1850s and early 1860s. By 1899, the lake was dry, except for residual wetlands.
This might be the best video about the fires so far. And to be fair, I wouldn't ensure any of those homes either, because this is happening every year.
@@avarmauk because it doesn't work like that. It only works under very specific conditions. Fires already create clouds as it is. Some fires can generate their own rain however they're already has to be enough humidity in the air for that to be accomplished. These fires started because of the extremely low humidity. Where do you want the clouds to come from?
Wildfires not only cause property damage but also drive insurance costs to unimaginable levels, adding to the burden on many families. This raises a significant question about the accessibility of insurance for those living in high-risk areas. Can insurance companies and the government collaborate to come up with a fair solution that protects the people without causing them financial hardship?
We do not need a terrorist attack or war; we are destroying ourselves from within due to the incompetence of our leaders and the people in this country
Why would you ever say that
They turn rerouted the water to save the precious fish,
Conservative idiocy. Instead of just blaming climate change you want to propagate nonsense like this…
Its not climate change, you can literally see the videos on X of people with torches intentionally lighting fires. Even people pouring gasoline to help the fires.
@@alestevez950 You could invest all the money in the world right now, and the problem would still persist because it’s a generational issue. The planet will continue to heat up. While I agree that long-term measures are necessary, what’s even more important are short-term solutions. Unfortunately, many politicians seem focused on wasting resources and handing out money inefficiently. Issues like this-particularly those related to public safety-should take precedence over everything else. However, initiatives like sanctuary cities often follow the same pattern of inefficiency and incompetence.
Fk Insurance, we pay every month, and they never want to pay out 🤦🏽
How do fix the issue without the need for insurance? …if a car accident happens, do you think that person that hit you has money to pay your car repair or medical bills?
Insurance is like a collective savings account that everyone throws money into. When something happens, it pays out if covered by the policy. These California fires will cost A LOT of money. This catastrophe will definitely hurt any company. Not sure I can blame insurance for pulling out. I’m sure they must have gave notice to the homeowners before cancellation. Guess up to the homeowner if they shopped for other insurance that provides coverage.
@@MrJwyne Yeah but we always hear about the hundreds of millions being paid to the CEOs and board of executives of these insurance companies. That's another issue.
@@MrJwynei heard the insurance companies canceled a whole lot of people’s insurance just weeks before the fire. Sounds planned
@@Gr8Incarnate they bet on our risks to gain their income but once they face their risk of paying, they either deny or have a reason to raise the premium...very greedy.
Just think about it we are forced to have insurance by government regulation and they don't even have to pay out
Why USA is fighting against Russia and other countries in the world with billions rather than USA should spend these billions to build their infrastructure and look after their citizens.
The greed of politicians and their love of war.
In Australia we build fire resistant houses in high fire risk areas.
Great idea
You are far smarter than California natives
W Aussies
In the United States developers build the cheapest possible homes they can and the government backs them up with legislation so they get away with it. The builders get Rich, then everybody calls him philanthropist because they donate a couple bucks here and there. A lot of the construction is shoddy. Then the government comes along and makes laws that make it even harder. It didn't used to be this way. The two homes I grew up in we're well built and there was a large amount of distance between homes.
@@kimleone5496 expensive doesn’t equate to fire resistant though. My dad lived in the Oregon mountains in a high forest area on 10 acres. He used a metal roof with a deep overhang. The siding was wood log look cement. He cleared all the brush in his property every year and burned it in winter. He cut low hanging tree branches. He had no trees next to the house. He had an enormous water tank that was kept full from their well and he added the connection for the fire trucks. In California the state won’t let people clear and burn brush because of air quality. Many places restrict roof materials and tons of the older homes (palisades areas) have shake shingle roofs which are super flammable. Simply replacing roofs with a material that looks like the shake shingles (wood) with fire resistant ones would go a long way. The people in these areas are largely resistant to changing their home appearance. They expect the government to take care of them. Australians have more self determination. That passivity is something I’ve only seen in socal. I lived there my first 35 years of life.
Ive been an electrician for 23 years and the cost of building new homes has never been higher and now we have tens of thousands of people who became homeless overnight.
I cant even fathom the chaos that will follow after people can start rebuilding again.
Common sense is punishing us for building out of wood in a fire prone area. Mexico doesn’t have this problem because they build using concrete brick and adobe as primary building materials.
Most that lost homes will leave and not come back🤷🏻♂️
Thats not true at all. Theyll be bought at a discount and someone will be living there before next years fire@lucasglowacki4683
And who would want to rebuild again most are probably going to default in their mortgage payments.
You still have to make your mortgage payments however the land the piece of property that holds your home will be devalued because an entire neighborhood is gone. Property taxes may be deferred or work out a payment however the interest rate your going to be paying more right up until your death. So ladies and gentlemen this is not the American Dream, this generation will never be able to own homes because youll be dead still paying mortgage payments and it will be passed on to whoever is on the will and than they will sell it because they can't afford to pay the mortgage. That is not the American Dream this is American Hell on Earth.
Those areas in L.A. are too dense and made of wood! One guy in Malibu did not have any problems at all. He had a concrete house!
not surprised I learned more about California history in this 15 mins than I have from living in California my entire life
Gavin newsome and the incompetent democrats caused this. I voted them last time. They have spent all their money on social justice while houses burned
typical
Problem is that Andre didn’t do enough research for this video, alot of what he is saying are half truths and surface level reporting.
Moral of the story: DON'T VOTE BLUE
@@strawdemindset Andre has no idea this was intentional. He's living in a comfortable, naive bubble.
When you have hurricane force winds and humidity below 10%, you just can't stop it. It's like a tornado.
You’re not going to stop Santa Ana winds. They’ve been here since long before people inhabited the place. The ancient people who lived here called them Devils Wind. But you can bury electrical lines and you can trim and burn off the brush. And they used to do the latter but it was done by prisoners. Then they thought it was”politically incorrect” to use free labor and stopped doing it altogether.
What you can do is build with fire resistant materials
Yes but if they had done control burns over the years this would have not been as bad.
No one is saying you can change the weather.. we're saying it could have been better handled. This isn't the first time a country had to deal with wind+fire. You just gotta prepare for it instead of taking risks.
Controlled burns can be dangerous. They can get out of control and have. The amount of land and the resources to do what you think is way more than you think. You think you have the answers but have no real knowledge of the reality. In just the Tahoe basin the amount of material and the cost to deal with it would be way more than you think. Lower taxes… ha. It would take a bunch of money.
The one culprit of the fires nobody talks about is the invasive golden grass that covers the hills of California which were planted by early Spanish settlers for their livestock. Even if the forests were managed correctly you would still have issue with fires because the invasive grass is dry and highly flammable which makes it the primary source of fuel for the fires in places like the Pacific Palisades where there aren't dense forests. Native California grass aren't as flammable because their deep roots hold more moisture and native California tress also are resilient to fires that's why you see so many of them survive around homes that have burned down. The solution is to remove the invasive grass along with every invasive plant and tree species that aren't native to California, the work has to be divided between every California County and City.
Updating building codes to require metal roofs on all structures as well as a water system that allows for water to fall all along the sides of the structures like a small water fall with the water collected in gutters at the bottom for reuse to provide constant flow of the water fall without the need for more water would be another layer of protection against the fires.
My heart and prayers go out to those families, friends and the wonderful first responders. I'm sorry this is happening to you all. Andrei, thank you for your videos.
Insurance premiums need to reflect the risks of each geographic area. Why should my premiums go up to pay for California's fires. I live in a condo in a major city that has 0 chance of being destroyed by a wildfire and I pay a lot to live in this area. There are of course downsides to living in a condo, but that is my choice. It should be like car insurance. If you drive like a maniac and get speeding tickets or get into frequent accidents, your premiums should be higher because there's a higher chance if you getting in to another accident. Money is the only way to force people to change behavior. California's premiums should probably triple to reflect the true cost of living there.
Because rich people
Your insurance will go up because insurance will need to recoup their losses. What do you prefer expensive insurance or no insurance. If losses keep up there will be no more insurance.
@@2seep But why should we take the burden on states that are at high risks and their state and local government failures to maintain a safety forest cleaning by cleaning up the vegetation, building a water infrastructure that supports the rise of people living just as they expect homeowners to keep up with the city zoning and building codes should apply to the city as well. Its just as saying you live in a community and part of maintaining a safety housing your told to ensure your brushes and grass is cut back and that there is no tall trees but your neighbor doesn't follow the rules and one day his house gets on fire and spreads across the entire neighborhood and all the houses are gone and your told your insurance will go up is that fair.
The rest of the US should not have to pay for the mismanagement of fire prevention!
Why are you paying if theres minimal chance of disaster?
There's a reason none of those homes didn't have adequate fire protection materials. The same can be said for FL as to why aren't homes built to withstand hurricane force winds and water. Answer: money. Also, there was nothing fire fighters could do to protect homes in 70 - 100 mph wind unfortunately. I feel for all those who lost their homes and the reality is nature was going to win no matter what.
Geez, thanks for being the only smart one in the comments. Absolutely no way to stop a firestorm with 100 mph winds. just the sad fact
That's not entirely true. Homes in Florida built since 94 are required to handle 100+mph winds. Homes built since 06 are required to be built to handle 145mph winds. Florida has the most strict building codes in the country.
@@desert4seatthere was a house in palisades that survived due to home owner actions.
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Thank you so much for this informative video! I learned so much about the crisis the California State has and you broke it down very simply. My prayers and thoughts for those affected by the fires.
I lived and worked in LA for 30 years 20 years ago. I had worked for the LAFD. Though I thought you were off point at times, this was one the most accurate pieces that I have seen.
When people don’t want to pay taxes and budgets are being cut of course programs are going to be cut.
Can you imagine how expensive it would be to clear the forests of all debris that could possibly catch on fire.
I think the answer is rebuilding with fire resistant materials, if you know your home can’t burn down by a fire then you don’t need fire insurance. Everyone wants to blame someone, but we are all to blame because we vote for policies and people to be in office to represent us. I have a feeling it’s only going to get worse sadly.
@@denisemontoya6835 I don't think anyone wants to pay taxes, but there is plenty of tax revenue. People constantly see government spending funds foolishly, more correctly called corruption which is the real problem.
Imagine living in an area paying premiums for 20 years and then all of a sudden one day they say we're canceling your insurance. And not getting any of that money back that you paid.
thats how insurance works, though them canceling is a dick move
@kenyaswallow5782 exactly, that's how premiums work. You pay a little bit over a long period of time so in case something happens it gives you the ability to recoup the funds. But when signing up they shouldn't be allowed to pull out at any point and then you don't get anything back.
Why I don't pay insurance at all bout to go live under a rock 🪨 I'm sure the government will find a way to tax my rock
What’s your point? That’s exactly how the contracts signed work.
No there is no contract as you put it. It is theft pure and simple. They take huge amounts for years but when it's their turn to honour this dodgy contract they piss off. In a fair world governments would legislate, if they want to opt out of their geed without both parties consenting. ALL premiums paid must be refunded . I am sick to death of apologists for the greedy, the arrogant and the corrupt. Fairness and justice for all. The ordinary person has to suffer you greedy one's share the losses too!!
Thanks to mexico for sending support and help with wildfires.
You forgot Canada and all our neighboring states who have helped also.
@@JusttLizzyup the countries our president craps on
@Tristan14578 Yes, you're right... Biden & Kamala are horrible for this country. Luckily, us smart ones got them out 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
@ Seriously? Did you take your midol today?
Trump shows his thanks by threatening annexation.
Karen Bass must resign
And another Democrat will get voted in.
I am in Virginia. Today, I received an email stating that my insurance cost has doubled.
Actually doubled???
stop capping bro. i live virginia too. more like 30% increase
Stop lying. I live in Virginia too. It's more like a 28% increase. I'm not sure what you were trying to get out of lying.
Someone should be in prison for this
Trump he got off
To this idiots in office Never have consequences
It must be Newsom who has used up all the taxpayers’ money on fighting against Trump, welcoming illegals, and putting homeless people in 5-star hotels.
Need luigi to pay a visit at insurance
Climate change deniers. Trump for one.
It wasn't a lack of water, it was a lack of water pressure. I don't understand how people can be so ignorant and keep repeating that there wasn't enough water. There's no water system on the face of this planet that could have provided full pressure to every hydrant if they're all open at the same time.
there wasn't water in at least one holding tank.. it was and still is empty.... and if its water pressure you just put larger pumps on the water supply.. this isn't rocket science...
Or, draw from the ocean…Just about every home in Palisades had an ocean view!
Either way, it doesn't change that incompetent leadership is what got us there
Maybe construct water cannons all along the pacific coast pointing inland
That’s what you are told, you really think they are gonna tell you the truth and say “oh we messed up”. Every leadership management organization or corporation will make an excuse and never take the blame. Government included.
There is no way they can rebuild these neighbourhoods all at once, there is not enough supplies on hand to do it, so even if the insurance companies pay out there is no way to rebuild these mansions anyway.
Minor correction: that was the FIRE chief not the POLICE chief in the clip talking about the $17M budget cut.
California and Gavin prioritize really stupid things while not spending on basic infrastructure for their citizens.
19 million 😅
the $17m cut is a cherry picked number that refers to the budget before union contracts were re-negociated with the lafd. the budget for the fire department in Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 actually increased from $819.6 million to $895.6 million(la times and the commissioners office). When compared to the previous year's budget (Fiscal Year 2023 - 2024), this current year's fire department budget in total is larger by $58.4 million. According to a document from the city administrative officer, the increase in this year's budget was approved specifically to meet salary and benefit increases included in the new union contract. But yes, it will be paraded around, out of context because that's the only way to make that simplistic narrative work.
Imagine ©Flokong at $1 now and $15 next year. That’s why I’m all in-no brainer!
A great video, Andrei. This is more of a documentary about neglect of current needs and how the government has lost focus of current needs, and that is its people. Thanks again, Andrei
I live in Northern Calif, We had to evacuate twice since I been living in Solano County for 20 yrs. Grateful we suffered no loss. Great video Thanks Don
from the events in North Carolina and LA, I think people are really beginning to lose confidence that insurance will do anything at all when it's needed.
Sending prayers for California!👏
My moms friend lost her entire home and her and her kids didn't have fire insurance. Lost it all :/ It's so sad.
did they not apply with the state?
Mygod
Did she have a mortgage, or was it paid off?
That's why real estate isn't an investment, it's a liability.
The lot is worth more than the house. The lot can be sold for a lot of money in California
Thank you for addressing the draining of Tulare lake. But if we’re going to discuss priorities, then it should be mentioned that Tulare lake was drained because CA prioritized capitalism. One farming family is mainly responsible for the draining of Tulare lake because they wanted more farm land. Humans tend to undermine consequences when we interfere with Mother Nature.
Maybe you should try to live in a socialist country like Cuba then. Why worry about your house burning down when you have nothing to eat or no medicine to treat minor flu. The audacity of people living in rich countries is astounding. Capitalism is responsible for everything you own and enjoy in life, including your incredible long lifespan. You should point your blame towards incompetence and reckless socialist policies.
"Capitalism" lol
Actually, it's not capitalism that was prioritized, it was Food that was prioritized. I grew up in Tulare, and worked for Wells Fargo in Tulare. Tulare is known as a "farm town" or "cow town" as many call it. Farmers are not rich. Well off maybe after many years, but not rich. Placing Farming under Capitalism is a big stretch. We do know, though, that the device you used to post your comment is a product of capitalism, just as TH-cam is a product of capitalism.
@@wehocommunitywatch It’s obvious you and I have different definitions of capitalism. My main point is that consequences should be expected when nature, a large body of water in this case, is altered or destroyed. Another example are the Everglades in FL, which were destroyed to make room for development. And now there’s no natural barrier against Hurricanes.
@ I agree. Imagine what California would be like if the lake was still there. Would have been awesome to see, fish it, ski it.
Hit 200k today. I'm really grateful for all the knowledge and nuggets you had thrown my way over the last months. Started with 14k in June 2024
Ok? 🤖
News flash, insurance premiums have been going up dramatically across the country for the last year due to severe weather events. Insurance companies will get the max rate increase the state allows year over year, so the situation will compound over the next several years.
I think this is missing why the water system was running out of water. As houses burn plastic valves melt and leak. When this many houses are impacted the system loses presure.
I saw a water heater leaking quite a bit of water in a burned out house. Multiply that by hundreds.
@@jrlang100 yeah that point was completely ignored. You don't have water pressure if you have it leaking from everywhere. You especially don't have water pressure when you're up on top of the hill because gravity. If you have a leak in the line somewhere that's going to make it even harder to maintain pressure because gravity
The fire system is a separate set of lines which have a higher pressure. If the system could be taken out by homeowners busting main lines you failed at designing a fire system.
Ffs stop trying to excuse incompetence, people are suffering because of idiocy exactly like this attempting to excuse away any criticism of the critical systems.
Further; just think about your ‘explanation’ for one more minute; they had no pressure from the very start of the fires, before they got out of control, before such an explanation would even make sense, that is because they had zero in the resivoirs and were operating solely off backup tanks. It’s incompetence all the way down that spirals out of control.
@@TDPlusPT where do you think the water is coming from? Yeah it's a separate pressurized system coming from the same tank. They're up on a hill. Water has to be pumped up to a water tank
This does not happen every year. Yes, we as a nation, with disasters every year in the Midwest, in the SW, in New Orleans, or Kansas City, or New York…. yes, we will all stand together and pay for rebuilding our nation. Together.
From every news headline I really don't see that happening. It's mostly the blame game. No state has the means to combat 2+ fires at once.
great video! video and audio quality are excellent
When a population is so focus on doing the right things leading to all the wrong outcome
it is 2025, we have the technology to capture water through mountain mists screens, and desalinate water, built huge holding tanks, sprinkler systems on every house block that kicks in automatically and sprays the area, it is 100 percent a priority issue not an engineering issue, I wish all the best going forward with management in an increasing dry climate for CA due to climate change.
They would rather protect fish and wild plants than people. The woke have all the priorities twisted up. I have a liberal son who says dogs are more important than people. Go figure.
9000 $ for insurance? F'ck that and just put that on a savings account.
Indeed 😅😅
Probably better if you put it in S&P 500 or QQQ (tech) index funds. Not buying houses near or on the mountain helps. Don't buy houses on the ocean too. Not like I can afford it. Starting price of a house in the Palisades is $3M.
Can’t get a mortgage without insurance.
Seems our nation is heading that direction. First FL, now CA.
$9k for a $3.5M house in a shake and bake part of the country? Too low for the high risk. Should be double.
This is an excellent video! Very informative. Thank you!
This is easily the best explained version of the current situation I've seen yet well done
C'mon man!!!! It's been warned for the past 20 years that these fires were going to become frequent. Cali is dry! Last time I was there was in 2009. I passed by the LA river and there was absolutely no water there. Instead, I saw dry trees.
not in frogtown. water flowing every day of the year. reclaimed.
Why pay for more water when you can just blame "climate change?"
Tornado and Hurricane areas are hit... no dramatic videos. No screams about the insurance and costs. But they increased by at least 50% in Florida.
Hurricane-level winds are hitting a dry area - dramatic video. One of the fires is on the Federal National Park - California is not the one clearing it. ("The National Park Service (NPS) is a federal agency that manages all national parks in the United States.") There is never possibly enough water infrastructure to pressurize putting down fires on thousands of houses. A single house takes thousands gallons of water. ("Estimates generally suggest that it can take anywhere from 2,500 to 10,000 gallons of water to put out a residential fire.")
Great video! Well timed! Well presented! Very, very educational! I wish more news reporting was like this! Keep up the good work!
Great report Andrei! Good work.
I’ve missed you’re videos Andre!
Great video and thanks for the effort. There is one thing I disagree with though. Im Australian and we get horrific bush fires here. There is actually a way of protecting your house from bushfire no matter where you live. The very intense part of a fire passes over in 2-3 minutes, if that. You just need to blanket your house with water for that duration. All you need is a supply of water, which can either be via a pool or tank, a pump and strategically placed industrial sprinklers that create a barrier around your house. Depending on the design of the house you only need a sprinkler system on the roof and have no gutters, that way the water creates a vertical protection when flowing off the roof. What I found confusing with these fires is the amount of premium realestate that went up. If you own a $25mil property why is there no setup as just explained to protect the house which can be done relatively cheap.
I've asked people why they don't build to protect from fire, wind, quakes, etc. The answer is usually, "That's why there's homeowner's insurance".
Smelt.
Great video Andrei
Stop Paying insurance because if you need help, they won’t pay
One of the best explainers about this topic to date. Thank you.
How long can we bring ©Flokong up?
©Flokong and ETH together? Bro, this combo feels unstoppable. 15x is just the start 🚀
As a Gazan whose home was burned by the Israeli occupiers and who lost two brothers, I extend my deepest sympathy to the victims of the California and Los Angeles fires. I realize that the deliberate genocide of slaughtering and burning Gaza’s children and shelters with US missiles sent by the Biden-Blinken-Harris administration cannot be compared to natural disasters.
The Gazan who cries for the loss of his children, his home, his family and his city is a human being.
If rest is going down then ©Flokong is somehow going up
Good video. Thanks!
this is a master class of avoiding climate change ... blaming every decision but the one scientist have been warning us about since the 1950's. I had a professor in school who focused on chaparral biomes (the scrub land plains that require fire to survive) and in his classes we saw the predictive models that showed this increase in fires throughout the planes and semi-arid lands across usa...
Ok
I kept waiting for the rest of the information to come but it didn't. Def one sided and short on all the wholistic picture and facts. Fails to go into why nature has had hyper activities now than recent past.
California has always been prone to wildfires look at history
@fireteamomega2343 Florida has always had hurricanes too what's your point?
master class that most will not learn , sadly .
Only a magician could put nineteen 2,200 sf houses on one acre!!! That would be no space between them. Maybe you could put nineteen 1,200 sf stick-built or manufactured homes that close together and it would be livable. (But that's not what just burned.)
The average size of a single-family lot in the United States is around 8,712 square feet, or about 0.2 acres. That's 5 houses per acre, not 19.
Very nice work ❤
Thanks for the video
WHY PEOPLE STAY THERE?? Beyond Words.
So glad I left
You handled thus subject really well. People's losses were treated with dignity, whilst the technical, historical and political information was very detailed.
Well done Andrei ❤
Thank you 🙏 for your informative video
When I googled about the $17 million dollar decrease I found an article which stated:
Needs Context.
Records of the approved budget show that the LAFD's budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year did decrease by about $17.6 million from the previous year, and the department's total annual budget was almost $820 million.
But according to Blumenfield's office, the fire department saw a $53 million increase in funding from the previous year after the budget was updated in November.
Look up how much the budget is for "homeless assistance." It's 300K per homeless person, 30 billion or some such crazy number?
Fact: the owners of all those multi-million dollars houses all have tons of money to pay for insurance
But the insurance companies don’t have tons of money for payouts which is why policies were canceled for that area.
Oh so sad to see amiraca burning, after years of terror around the world from YOUR governent 👌
This is a very ill timed and one sided video and I dont understand why as usually je comes woth a neutral approach to his content. I usually appreciate Andrei's perspective on his content but to say (natural disasters) this could have all been prevented if we did X,Y,Z is truly unfair. I did not see Andrei immediately upload a video about how Florida can prevent hurricanes and all of the massive destruction it caused in 2024 along with previous years. What should have been done here is to promote how we can help the thousands of people who have lost their homes, in any way possible. My heart and prayers go out to all of the people who have lost everything they know...home, pets, or loved one ect. And I wish there was more i could do to help. Please do better next time Andrei
Why are you comparing this with hurricanes? Hurricanes snowballs out of control natrually and there isn't much we can do, but in a first world country this kind out of control fire only happens with bad management and plenty of human error. There were plenty of early prediction and warning, you can also send aircraft or drones to spot them, you can place firetrucks strategically, you can do alot of other things like this video mentioned.
What I don't understand is why, if you see that the fire is getting closer and closer to your house, you don't clear the security line, cut down the trees nearby, just to protect yourself. This is your home, your loss. You don't need firefighters to dig, you can do it yourself. And the security lines are really working.
Thank you, for a great content!
I agree that ©Flokong has a 20-100x running
We didn't start the fire. It was always burning since the world was turning....
Except for the simple fact that building codes should be rigorously *enforced*
@@haruhisuzumiya6650 Bob Dylan lol
Thanks Israel for all the help.
Having NO Control over your insurance cost feels like financial slavery. Forced to have insurance and FORCED to pay more for negligence and incompetence of CEOs blows my mind. We need many more Luigi's.
All of us writing about ©Flokong know why we do that, do you?
I don't understand why did they not prep for this and clear the brush in advance ? do they not do it at all in the Palisades yearly ? No amount of incompetence can do this, this is weird . I live in the Santa Clarita Valley & every year i see the brushes being cleared spring through fall .
Everyone knows about the Defund the Police movement, but a very real Defund the Fire Department actually happened too, and people only notice when some mass event like this happens.
Considering that the insurance companies canceled fire insurance on the people whose homes burned, insurance rates shouldn't be going up in other parts of the country. The payouts isn't going to be nowhere what it would have been. Homeowners rates in other states haven't gone up from the hurricanes in Florida. This will be no different.
You unfortunately don't know how insurance works or federal flood insurance.
@shawnd567 my insurance has not been affected. I don't live in California nor Florida. Don't assume every insurance company in every state just raises up rates because of disasters there. My insurance company isn't in either of those states. Insurance companies that are in Florida and California likely could raise rates in other states. I do know how things work.
thank you for this
Love the video man
So California may become more affordable from bad policies a paradox
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Oh, I know fire. Fire the governor and mayor for negligence for years.
Honestly just curious, but who should replace them? who is reputable, in it for the people only, forward thinking and incapable of making it worse?
People destroying environment, consuming twice as much any other developed country are facing the fact that their resources are ending.
Very informative, great btw!
Your my new Johnny Harris.
Government rather save dollars than save lifes.
insurance should be required to pay 75% of what the insured pays across their term if they don’t use it
That's not how insurance works.
If you were in charge then insurance would cease to exist. Yay no more insurance!!
I don't know much about houses in the US, but from what I've seen on videos from these fires, the entire house burns, including the exterior walls and other things. I can't help but see that these houses are made of materials that burn easily. Why not build a house that is more fire resistant? My deepest sympathies to all those who are suffering.
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My prayers and thoughts for all the people affected.
Can you imagine, the Palestinian people lost their homes and lives funded by American taxes, where the tax money should have been used to anticipate this tragedy? the irony
Great comment. Sad but true
Palestinian (or any other external) issues aside, California is the 5th largest economy in the WORLD, not the US, the WORLD. So clearly money is not the issue/problem. It's decision-making, or probably more accurately, the decision MAKERS.
@@jeremymartintorres maybe you can explain where the money went when they don't have enough planes & infrastructure to fight the fires & the firefighting budget was cut by 17 million dollars (a number that is nothing compared to what you mentioned)
@@tuluswibawanto993 maybe you can ask THOSE IN CHARGE of the money? The fact that THERE IS money to begin with proves my point. My comment is not against the post I commented on. My point is just that the Palestine issue (or any other EXTERNAL issue) is irrelevant. The problem is the people (i.e. policy makers, decision makers) managing the state.
@@jeremymartintorres I see your point. thanks for the opinion
some context for you about the lakes in central CA that you characterized as "mismanagement". Los Angeles wasn't even a city back then, and Tulare Lake was all but gone a 125 years ago. There are lots of things that CA Gov. has done that it needs to do better - like investing in infrastructure and systems to deal with fire dangers, and rebuilding should only be done in a way that rewards fireproof or resistant structures. Deregulation will help recovery efforts - but if they build the same thing - it will just burn again when the there is enough fuel and wind to make it happen.
Lake Corcoran
Existed between 758,000 and 665,000 years ago. It was about the size of Lake Michigan and filled the Central Valley. The lake was fed by the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers. Around 600,000 years ago, the lake drained through Carquinez Strait, creating San Francisco Bay.
Tulare Lake
Existed in the San Joaquin Valley, and was once the largest freshwater body west of the Mississippi River. The lake was fed by snowmelt from the Sierra Nevada mountains. The lake began to disappear in the 1850s and early 1860s. By 1899, the lake was dry, except for residual wetlands.
Very informative
This might be the best video about the fires so far. And to be fair, I wouldn't ensure any of those homes either, because this is happening every year.
Why didn’t they do cloud seeding?
@@avarmauk because it doesn't work like that. It only works under very specific conditions.
Fires already create clouds as it is. Some fires can generate their own rain however they're already has to be enough humidity in the air for that to be accomplished. These fires started because of the extremely low humidity. Where do you want the clouds to come from?
@ thanks for the explanation.
Thank you .
Wildfires not only cause property damage but also drive insurance costs to unimaginable levels, adding to the burden on many families. This raises a significant question about the accessibility of insurance for those living in high-risk areas. Can insurance companies and the government collaborate to come up with a fair solution that protects the people without causing them financial hardship?
Start building houses with steel & concrete instead of matchsticks, America!!!
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In just 15 minutes, I’ve learned more about California's history than I ever did in all my years living here.
Weak men create hard times. We prioritize peoples feelings over doing the right thing for the people of this country.
The problem is the people in California keep voting for their own destruction 😅
One point you missed. California announced a few days ago that those tight building restrictions will be relaxed heavily to ensure a speedy recovery
Where are you going to get all the supplies to build? It will take years.