You missed the just kidding part huh
Terrifying footage of the raging fires in Los Angeles shows people stuck inside a home with their dog surrounded by the inferno.
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Fact Check: Did Los Angeles Cut Fire Department Funding by $17.6M?
Several social media users have made posts accusing Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass of reducing funding for the Los Angeles Fire Department in the wake of the fast-moving fires.
Fact Check: Did Los Angeles Cut Fire Department Funding by $17.6M?
Firefighters in Los Angeles are battling multiple wildfires that have forced thousands to flee their homes.
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…The proposal included $814,281,952 for the fire department—with $77,957,494 for salaries and $41,324,458 for expenses.
This amounted to a decrease of $22,909,285 since the department's funding for the 2023-2024 fiscal year was $837,191,237. The estimated expenditures for that year were more than $903 million, according to the document.
The adopted budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year increased the amount for the fire department to $819,637,423, according to a summary on the city administrative officer's website. That meant the department's funding saw a decrease of $17,553,814, rather than almost $23 million.
Bass signed the budget in June.
Her office noted that the budget funds the hiring of firefighters and continues the Emergency Appointment Paramedic Program since the majority of calls to the fire department are related to medical emergencies.
"This budget serves as a reset, in part by continuing to hire for critical positions including police officers and firefighters while eliminating some of the department's vacant positions, thereby prioritizing our City family over empty desks," she said in a statement at the time….
Los Angeles Mayor, Karen Bass
Of course bitchass Republicans would try and use this to blame DEI. 17mil from a budget of 800mil is barely nothing. These the same muthafuckas that deny climate change though...Fact Check: Did Los Angeles Cut Fire Department Funding by $17.6M?
Several social media users have made posts accusing Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass of reducing funding for the Los Angeles Fire Department in the wake of the fast-moving fires.
Fact Check: Did Los Angeles Cut Fire Department Funding by $17.6M?
Firefighters in Los Angeles are battling multiple wildfires that have forced thousands to flee their homes.
…The proposal included $814,281,952 for the fire department—with $77,957,494 for salaries and $41,324,458 for expenses.
This amounted to a decrease of $22,909,285 since the department's funding for the 2023-2024 fiscal year was $837,191,237. The estimated expenditures for that year were more than $903 million, according to the document.
The adopted budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year increased the amount for the fire department to $819,637,423, according to a summary on the city administrative officer's website. That meant the department's funding saw a decrease of $17,553,814, rather than almost $23 million.
Bass signed the budget in June.
Her office noted that the budget funds the hiring of firefighters and continues the Emergency Appointment Paramedic Program since the majority of calls to the fire department are related to medical emergencies.
"This budget serves as a reset, in part by continuing to hire for critical positions including police officers and firefighters while eliminating some of the department's vacant positions, thereby prioritizing our City family over empty desks," she said in a statement at the time….
Los Angeles Mayor, Karen Bass
We gotta break the machine and rebuild it.Fact Check: Did Los Angeles Cut Fire Department Funding by $17.6M?
Several social media users have made posts accusing Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass of reducing funding for the Los Angeles Fire Department in the wake of the fast-moving fires.
Fact Check: Did Los Angeles Cut Fire Department Funding by $17.6M?
Firefighters in Los Angeles are battling multiple wildfires that have forced thousands to flee their homes.
…The proposal included $814,281,952 for the fire department—with $77,957,494 for salaries and $41,324,458 for expenses.
This amounted to a decrease of $22,909,285 since the department's funding for the 2023-2024 fiscal year was $837,191,237. The estimated expenditures for that year were more than $903 million, according to the document.
The adopted budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year increased the amount for the fire department to $819,637,423, according to a summary on the city administrative officer's website. That meant the department's funding saw a decrease of $17,553,814, rather than almost $23 million.
Bass signed the budget in June.
Her office noted that the budget funds the hiring of firefighters and continues the Emergency Appointment Paramedic Program since the majority of calls to the fire department are related to medical emergencies.
"This budget serves as a reset, in part by continuing to hire for critical positions including police officers and firefighters while eliminating some of the department's vacant positions, thereby prioritizing our City family over empty desks," she said in a statement at the time….
Los Angeles Mayor, Karen Bass
If you ever see a minority in charge of an office that was traditionally white male
You can bet that they are better in every single way than 90% of the white men who has held that job before.
Man I’m sure them cuts hurt some but I’d like to think that fire would’ve still roamed freelyFact Check: Did Los Angeles Cut Fire Department Funding by $17.6M?
Several social media users have made posts accusing Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass of reducing funding for the Los Angeles Fire Department in the wake of the fast-moving fires.
Fact Check: Did Los Angeles Cut Fire Department Funding by $17.6M?
Firefighters in Los Angeles are battling multiple wildfires that have forced thousands to flee their homes.
…The proposal included $814,281,952 for the fire department—with $77,957,494 for salaries and $41,324,458 for expenses.
This amounted to a decrease of $22,909,285 since the department's funding for the 2023-2024 fiscal year was $837,191,237. The estimated expenditures for that year were more than $903 million, according to the document.
The adopted budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year increased the amount for the fire department to $819,637,423, according to a summary on the city administrative officer's website. That meant the department's funding saw a decrease of $17,553,814, rather than almost $23 million.
Bass signed the budget in June.
Her office noted that the budget funds the hiring of firefighters and continues the Emergency Appointment Paramedic Program since the majority of calls to the fire department are related to medical emergencies.
"This budget serves as a reset, in part by continuing to hire for critical positions including police officers and firefighters while eliminating some of the department's vacant positions, thereby prioritizing our City family over empty desks," she said in a statement at the time….
Los Angeles Mayor, Karen Bass
All that talk about government cutting and reducing the size, DOGE and wanting government the size of a footprint.
We want better healthcare, better infrastructure, better fire and safety assistance, lower/more competitive insurance.
And. We want to buy Greenland, Panama Canal, absorb Canada and cut taxes for corporations (again).
Or. We can fine tune and implement the Buffet rule for taxes, work to cut gov inefficiency reasonably and deal with our debt problem.
My question. What was the overall budget? I read it was $820 million. A cut of $17 million was going to change the tide? Where were the cuts? Fire preparedness training? Equipment? Or was it salaries and redundancy?
“A Twitter lie will fly around the whole world while the truth is getting its boots on” - Mark Twain 1956….
Trump said fuck California when he was in office and the state needed emergency aid.
Biden so far has made efforts to help states during emergencies.
I only bring up Trump because it's going to be real interesting if the administration can't get an aid package done before the 20th.
Yep that why I said I’m sure they hurt some… aka some folks feelings and pockets but if that cut stop a fire sprinkler systems for the entire LA district…. Then yes it hurt tremendously.
The cut might’ve been something like not buying tires every year, let’s go 2 years since the study showed we could…and so on….
It's all political, the 17 million was not going to make a difference
You do know thar Ukraine funds, and disaster funds come from different budgets, right?
He only knows what Twitter tells him.
I know excuses when it comes to doing stuff for people here as opposed to foreigners
Then have the nerve to try to deflect or save face by saying "I'm kidding"
Jokers tell on themselves.
Which budget is going to help California?
I didn't say I'm kidding u clown...where did you learn how to read?
Absolutely.
These mofo thought they was above nature.
That’s why I love the earth, because no human is above her if she decides our time is up.
A lot of us could give less of a fuck because they got plenty of money to get another crib.
Meanwhile others who aren't millionaires are the ones we should feel bad for.
Agreed bro
CA/LA have been taking some big losses lately.
Lost kobe Bryant who was killed in the helicopter crashed with his daughter.
Lost Nispey Hussle who was shot and killed in front of his store.
A lot of people have lost their homes because of this wildfire spread.
Lost kobe Bryant who was killed in the helicopter crashed with his daughter.
Lost Nispey Hussle who was shot and killed in front of his store.
A lot of people have lost their homes because of this wildfire spread.