Gavin Newsom Cut $100m From Fire Prevention Budget Before California Fires

President-elect Donald Trump said the failure to contain the Los Angeles wildfires was 'all' Governor Newsom's fault.

The 2024-5 California state budget, which Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law in June 2024, slashed funding for wildfire and forest resilience by $101 million as part of a series of cutbacks.Newsweek contacted Governor Newsom's office for comment via email on Friday outside of regular office hours.Why It MattersSince Tuesday Los Angeles has been battling a series of devastating wildfires that have left at least ten people dead and demolished over 10,000 properties across the city.

A home hardening pilot scheme designed to make homes more resilient to wildfires had its funding cut by $12 million.However despite the recent reductions the overall amount included in CAL FIRE's standard wildfire protection budget surged from around $1.1 billion in 2014 to $3 billion in 2023, with Politico noting there was a 'sharp uptick under Newsom.

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