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LA firefighterscontinue to rage against Karen Bass and City Hall, and with valid reason.
Not only did the mayor try to shift blame from herself to theLA Fire Departmentin the wake of last year’sdevastating Palisades Fire, but for years, she and the City Council have scrimped on fire safety.
Today, LA firefighters lament heavy workloads –– with some shifts stretching up to 48 hours –– along with delayed and missed paychecks, busted equipment anddeclining emergency response times.
They’re so exasperated that fire crews have gathered signatures for a sales-tax-hike initiative geared to make the November ballot.
Longer response times? Marathon shifts? Missed paychecks? What exactly has been going on here?
For years, the mayor and 15-member council have deprioritized public safety, directing money instead to social programs.
Last year, LA spent more on homeless programs than on fire protection (though the city did cut homeless spending this year).
Much of that money feeds a homeless industrial complex; nonprofits dine on tax dollars while dispensing temporary services that enable the homeless and entrench the problem –– all to keep the gravy train rolling.
Meanwhile, firefighters are missing paychecks?
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
