lol related Fires Incinerated the Facade of California Governing Competence Virtue-signaling is no substitute for disaster preparedness. https://reason.com/2025/01/10/fires-incinerated-the-facade-of-california-governing-competence/ excerpt: What is Newsom doing this week, aside from his usual mugging in front of TV cameras? Gaveling in a special legislative session he called immediately after the November election to "protect California values" against the scourge of Donald Trump. Showily opposing MAGA has been good business for the career of Newsom and other California politicians, at least until this week. There is something about a catastrophe, and a top-of-mind reassessment of government's role in preparing for and mitigating disaster, to potentially prioritize other values. Like competence. more at the link
@CrixusTheUndefeatedGaul @Salvy what happened this time ? Rodney King ? George Floyd? Palestine? lakers won the title ?
Half of it is to pay for lawyers to prevent Trump from freezing or removing billions in funding like high speed rail that's massively over budget. A third of the state's budget comes from the federal government. 25M is a small drop against Trump who could make or break Cali's annual budgets.
I thought "there's no way that can be true." Way. Federal Funds Drive One-Third of California’s State Budget Trump Administration Cuts Could Jeopardize Services for Millions of Californians https://calbudgetcenter.org/resourc...ed state budget for,of the total state budget.
LOL..... Conservatives trying to re-write reality...... Yall better be careful because we all know some major hurricanes are going to hit the conservative controlled gulf coast and cause tens of billions of damages. Texas still really hasn't winterized our independent electric grid.......
