“We have got a mayor that is out of the country, and we have got a city that is burning,” said Rick Caruso.
Los Angeles is experiencing one of its greatest losses yet because of the wildfires that claimed its lands on January 7th and people’s responses to it have varied. California is no stranger to fire. But this time Los Angeles was ill-prepared and seemingly set up for damage done to its community and the area. As we know, California is overrun with brush and thick forestry, so it’s maintained through small burnings. But the public is made known of the concerning history. The community proceeds with intense caution due to the high percentage for conditions for fires to overrun. Even so, an interesting decision is made before the wildfires broke out across Los Angeles, the city’s fire chief said that budget cuts were hampering the department’s ability to respond to emergencies. Let that connection sink in…
Although it is known that this high responsibility lay heavy on her shoulders she chose to leave the country weeks beforehand even with mounting warnings in heightened fire risks. The community looked to her for an explanation She responded with “There were no reductions that were made that would have impacted the situation that we were dealing with over the last couple of days.” No explanation, just excuses. But you can’t excuse the thousands of people without a place to call home anymore.
Completely denying the facts that were laid out across the timeline. As the pressure, now it’s even more intense now that she’s under the public eye as she proceeds to further the study on what contributed to the fires and how she will guide the city to rebuild. The evidence all shows the mayor was careless with her power and thus thousands of not only dollars, but people suffered “This is basically her entire mayoral legacy,” Trujillo said. Just like Los Angeles, the mayor’s reputation has burned to the ground. Can she find a way to build up from the ashes? Time can only tell.
