keneci
News • Science & Tech • Comedy
Los Angeles Wildfires Wreack Havoc; As Gavin Newsom, Karen Bass Face Criticisms For Gross Incompetence
January 10, 2025
post photo preview

Multiple wildfires continue to burn through Southern California Friday, with the Palisades Fire being the most destructive, having burned over 19,000 acres and destroyed thousands of structures. The fires have resulted in at least six deaths and forced the evacuation of over 360,000 people, with officials struggling to contain the blazes amid strong winds and dry conditions.

  • The Palisades Fire has burned over 19,000 acres, with 6% containment, and has destroyed more than 5,300 structures, making it the largest fire on record for January in California.

  • The Eaton Fire has burned over 10,600 acres, with 0% containment, and has resulted in five deaths, with thousands of structures damaged or destroyed.

  • The Kenneth Fire, which Los Angeles Police Department(LAPD) on Friday comfirmed was intentionally started on Thursday, has burned over 800 acres and has triggered mandatory evacuations in the West Hills neighborhood. The suspect which was citizen-arrested has been handed over to the police.

YH7VVH00jBa8iMs8nsiKi2WEdK6yjvtUuc6OXgj5R2N7ucTqqOqFFWNru0o2EAG3mppbFeoNnS3FJwuTxt9kSMF3Urbjl-FePDzLtfA8jb_q-slYBF1PvBwDDAceu7d06Q=w1280

Governor Gavin Newsom has deployed the California National Guard to support law enforcement efforts and President Joe Biden has authorized additional assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support firefighting efforts.

Mayor Karen Bass has announced that all Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) schools and offices will be closed due to the fires, and has urged residents to heed evacuation orders and follow the instructions of local authorities.

Bass and Newsom are facing criticisms over their response to the fires, with some accusing them of gross incompetence.

As flames tore through Pacific Palisades, Bass was in Africa, communicating with key city agencies from afar. She left town on Saturday as part of a presidential delegation to Ghana, just as the National Weather Service began ratcheting up its warnings about the coming windstorm. On Tuesday, she attended the inauguration of Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama, leaving City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson as L.A.’s acting mayor when the Palisades fire broke out.

Bass faced some brutal assessments of the city’s handling of the fires as she returned to the U.S.. In a viral video at one airport, she stood silently as a Sky News reporter peppered her with questions about her decision to go to Africa. The mayor mostly avoided eye contact as the reporter pressed her on whether she needed to apologize to Angelenos, and whether she regretted reducing the Fire Department budget earlier this year.

“Madam Mayor, have you absolutely nothing to say to the citizens today who are dealing with this disaster?” the reporter asked. Bass did not reply to any of his questions.

As the Palisades fire exploded in size on Tuesday and new blazes broke out in Sylmar and elsewhere, Harris-Dawson, not Bass, served as the city’s top elected official at news conferences. And with Bass away from the cameras, real estate developer Rick Caruso — her opponent in the 2022 mayoral election — swept in to fill the information gap, blasting the city’s handling of the disaster on multiple news outlets.

Caruso, whose daughter lost her home in the wildfires, voiced outrage over the lack of water pressure that hampered firefighters in Pacific Palisades. On Fox11, he criticized Bass over her absence, saying that “we’ve got a mayor that’s out of the country, and we’ve got a city that’s burning.”

“We have a mayor who seems to be more concerned about being at some party, wherever the hell that is,” Caruso said in an interview with The Times. “We have terrible leadership resulting in billions of dollars in damage because she wasn’t here and didn’t know what she was doing.”

Asked about the low pressure afflicting city fire hydrants, officials with the Department of Water and Power said earlier in the day that there had been “a tremendous demand” on the water system, which had been pushed “to the extreme.” The system received four times the typical demand for 15 hours straight, lowering the overall water pressure, DWP General Manager Janisse Quiñones said at a Wednesday morning news conference.

Meanwhile Governor Newsom has faced even harsher criticism for his handling of the fires.

"Governor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of water, from excess rain and snow melt from the North, to flow daily into many parts of California, including the areas that are currently burning in a virtually apocalyptic way," President-elect Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social. "He is the blame for this."

The President-elect added in other posts, "I will demand that this incompetent governor allow beautiful, clean, fresh water to FLOW INTO CALIFORNIA!"

"The Governor of California, @GavinNewsom, has done a terrible job of forest management. I told him from the first day we met that he must 'clean' his forest floors regardless of what his bosses, the environmentalists, DEMAND of him. Must also do burns and cut fire stoppers."

Trump also demanded, "Governor Gavin Newscum should resign. This is all his fault!!!"

Tesla chief Elon Musk also piled on. "These fires are easily avoidable, but nonsense regulations in California prevent action being taken, so year after year homes burn down and more people die."

"DEI means people DIE," Musk declared referring to the left's woke 'diversity, equity and inclusion' programs which put race and so-called intersectionalism propaganda over merit.

community logo
Join the keneci Community
To read more articles like this, sign up and join my community today
0
What else you may like…
Videos
Posts
Articles
SpaceX Starlink Internet Satellites

With Starlink internet, data is continuously being sent between a ground dish and a Starlink satellite orbiting 550km above. Furthermore, the Starlink satellite zooms across the sky at 27,000 km/hr! MORE VIDEOS ON KENECI NETWORK RUMBLE CHANNEL: https://rumble.com/c/Keneci

00:28:08
Elon Musk, DOGE Speak On Waste And Fraud

US Department of Government Efficiency Services (USDS) led by Elon Musk speak on the "mind-boggling" fraud and waste in UInited States federal government

00:00:45
January 17, 2025
SpaceX Launches Starship 7th Test Flight

SpaceX successfully executed its second-ever “chopsticks” catch of a Super Heavy booster (or Booster 14) using the “Mechazilla” launch tower on Thursday(Jan. 16), during the seventh uncrewed test flight of the company's 123-meter Starship rocket. However, the megarocket's upper stage(or Ship 33) was lost approximately 8.5 minutes into the flight in a “rapid unscheduled disassembly(RUD)” or explosion

00:10:30
Welcome to Keneci Network!

Join the conversations!

September 17, 2024
Charges Against Sean 'Diddy' Combs In Grand Jury Indictment

The rapper was charged with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and transportation to engage in prostitution in the indictment unsealed Tuesday(Sept. 17)

Combs-Indictment-24-Cr.-542.pdf
"Dear husband"

A Dubai princess took to social media to announce she's divorcing her husband who's worth $40B.

She claims the billionaire is busy with his "other [female] companions"

post photo preview
post photo preview
Elon Musk, Trump 'Big Beautiful Bill' Feud Fallout

The feud between U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk escalated Thursday, with Musk accusing Trump of having ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and criticizing Trump's "big, beautiful" spending bill. Musk alleged that Trump is in the Epstein files, which is why they have not been made public, and suggested that Trump would not have won the election without him.

The White House's Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, calls Musk’s claim “an unfortunate episode” driven by his dissatisfaction with the bill’s lack of EV subsidies. A source notes Trump banned Epstein from Mar-a-Lago and references the February 2025 release of flight logs mentioning Trump.

The conflict began when Musk criticized the "big, beautiful" tax and spending bill, calling it an "abomination" and urging to keep electric vehicle (EV) and solar incentives while removing wasteful spending Trump responded by expressing disappointment in Musk, stating that he was "surprised" by Musk's criticism.

During a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Thursday, Trump addressed Musk’s criticism publicly, saying he’s “very disappointed” in Musk, who “knew the inner workings of this bill better than almost anybody.” Trump claims Musk’s objections stem from the removal of the $7,500 EV tax credit, which he says Musk knew about for months. He suggests Musk may have “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”

Trump also mocked Musk’s appearance, referencing a recent black eye (attributed to Musk’s son) and questioning why he didn’t cover it with makeup.

In a social media post, Trump threatened to cancel Musk’s government contracts, including those for SpaceX and Tesla, stating, “The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts.” He also claimed he asked Musk to leave DOGE because he was “wearing thin.”

Escalating the feud Musk responded by saying SpaceX would begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft, indicating a potential withdrawal from government contracts.

Musk then took to X to make his accusations about the Epstein files. He wrote, "Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Mark this post for the future. The truth will come out."

oMI-YMPaKR1qGVLoLQtxaxqzj8LmpgYKPh7sJ8DfmjdkhNZ428Qf3P8NNZiykZzprloLt_pxavtxt9ZGMrilT738j_5rvJgFpXjgFA6OCFsMxKUWJ3SAHFoyH6aYxyJ1Nw=w1280

The White House and Trump's supporters defended Trump, with the White House press secretary describing Musk's comments as "unfortunate" and suggesting that Musk was unhappy with the bill's content. Trump also suggested that Musk was upset about the removal of EV subsidies and mandates, which could affect Musk's Tesla business.

Despite the heated exchanges, Trump downplayed the situation to reporters and instead referenced his policy implementations, saying, "Oh it's okay, it's going very well, never done better."

Throughout the day, Musk's net worth dropped significantly, losing approximately $27 billion, although he remained the world's richest man with a net worth of around $388 billion.

Speaking to reporters by phone Friday, Trump said in response to reports of possible phone call with Musk, "I'm not even thinking about Elon. He's got a problem. The poor guy’s got a problem....No. I won't be speaking to him for a while I guess, but I wish him well."

“Honestly I’ve been so busy working on China… working on Russia… working on Iran.. I’m not thinking about Elon musk .. I just wish him well....,“ Trump later told reporters. "I hope he does well with Tesla."

Read full Article
post photo preview
Trump Announces Travel Ban, Restrictions On 19 Countries

President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday, restricting travel to the United States from 12 countries and imposing partial restrictions on 7 others. The countries fully banned from entering the U.S. are Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.

Countries subject to partial restrictions include Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.

The ban takes effect on June 9, 2025.

The proclamation includes exemptions for lawful permanent residents (green card holders); existing visa holders (visas issued before June 9, 2025, will not be revoked); Afghans eligible for Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) who assisted the U.S. government; diplomats, athletes (e.g., for the World Cup or Olympics), and dual nationals with passports from non-restricted countries and individuals whose entry serves U.S. national interests, evaluated case-by-case.

The ban is subject to revision if countries improve vetting or security cooperation, and additional countries could be added if new threats emerge.

These restrictions aim to enhance national security and counterterrorism efforts by addressing deficiencies in the information needed to assess potential security threats posed by nationals of these countries.

Read full Article
post photo preview
Dave Portnoy Had A Meltdown In Heated Debate With Cohost About 'Jew Jokes,' Free speech

Barstool founder Dave Portnoy had a heated back and forth with his podcast's cohost Kirk Minihane over 'Jew jokes.'

Portnoy faced backlash recently on social media, after firing two waitresses and taking further action against some college students involved in an incident at his Barstool Sansom Street bar in Philadelphia, where a sign that read "Fuck the Jews," was displayed.

"Shut the fuck up you bald fuck" Portnoy screamed at Minihane during a recent The Unnamed Show episode after Minihane criticized Portnoy's approach to 'Jew jokes.'

Minihane argued that Americans and especially comedians have a right to free speech and to make jokes. While Portnoy suggested that given the war in Gaza and public anti-Israel sentiment online, 'Jew jokes' should not be allowed and offenders must be prosecuted.

"Shut up!... You work for me!" Portnoy screamed at Minihane who responded "Sure. You bet. For now..."

"Quit! I'll save $500,000." Portnoy said.

Minihane then asked "Is this a show or not a show? We can't have a conversation?"

"You're an idiot. You're literally saying people should be allowed to make Jew jokes whenever they want." Portnoy shot back.

Read full Article
See More
Available on mobile and TV devices
google store google store app store app store
google store google store app tv store app tv store amazon store amazon store roku store roku store
Powered by Locals