That’s the thing about fire. It consumes everything in its path. And that includes hate, political divisions and artificial city limit lines separating Angelenos.
Let this tragedy mark the beginning of the end of this madness. L.A. will not return to what it was, and that’s reason to grieve. On the other hand, we shouldn’t want it to.
Many of your loyal voters are angry. They’ve seen their neighborhoods burn, and they want to know what went wrong, even if it means that their own team screwed up.
The inept politicians who slashed fire department budgets and ignored warnings bear responsibility for engulfing our city in flames.
May we collectively find wholeness and peace amidst the flames.
This horror should have never happened, or it should have been greatly mitigated.
Angelenos are a resilient people. We’ve faced hardship before, and eventually, we will overcome this.
Preventing or mitigating possible catastrophes is the core government function. Nothing is more important than not burning the place down.
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