No, LA fires were NOT deliberately set to hide secret pedophile tunnels
These fires were caused by extreme weather: high winds and dry conditions.
LA Fire Department did NOT have to recruit from the general public to fight wildfires
California had over 15,000 firefighters and public safety officers on the ground battling these blazes and keeping impacted areas safe. There was no recruitment of the general public.
Firefighters did NOT use women’s purses to fight fires
The LAFD uses canvas bags to fight small trash fires because they are more efficient to put out the fires as opposed to a long hose.
California did NOT run out of water while fighting the LA wildfires
Water reservoirs in Southern California were at record levels. There was no shortage of water in Southern California.
No, California’s smelt fish policy did not lead to the LA wildfires.
This is an outlandish connection to make. The policy is not about water availability in Southern California.
False Claim: California isn’t ‘raking the forest’ to control wildfires
The state has now invested $2 billion in managing the forest (AKA “raking the forest”) in addition to the $200 million annual budget.
California did NOT cut firefighting budgets months before LA wildfires
The number of CalFIRE personnel has nearly doubled since 2019 and their budget has nearly doubled since 2019
No, the military did not enter California to “turn on the water”
This water doesn’t go to Southern California. The flow was doubled because the federal government restarted federal water pumps after they were offline for maintenance for 3 days.
Californians pay lower electricity bills than in Florida and Texas, despite claims
According to the latest data, the average monthly residential electricity bill in CA was below both Florida and Texas.
False Claim: California has open borders that let anyone into the state
The Federal government has jurisdiction over the border. California has supplemented the federal work with added California National Guard working to protect against fentanyl trafficking.
No, California does NOT always have constant blackouts.
Since 2001, California has only had rolling blackouts during one instance, in 2020 which occurred for less than three hours on August 14 and on August 15 for less than 500,000 people. They were not widespread, nor statewide, nor long lasting. Since then, investments in battery storage, and clean energy have kept the electrical grid stable.
Claim that ‘clean energy will not meet our energy demand’ is FALSE
In 2024, clean energy supply equaled or exceeded demand in the CAISO service area for the equivalent to 51 days of meeting demand with 100% clean electricity.