<a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Revision:%20Random BS/2025 California wildfires%20-%2020260302211403" style="border:1px solid #555; padding:4px 12px; border-radius:4px; color:#a89ee8; text-decoration:none; font-size:0.9em; background-color:#2a2a2a;">📩 Submit a Revision/Addition</a> Didn't Gavin Newsom drastically increase the fire protection funds by like billions of dollars over the past 4 years but then like last year or something he dropped it by like 10 million so people are just focusing on that 10 million without realizing that he raised it like 15 billion or something Yes, Governor Gavin Newsom has significantly increased California's wildfire prevention and forest resilience funding over the past few years. In 2021, he announced a $536 million funding plan to enhance the state's resilience to wildfires. In 2023, California officials treated more than 700,000 acres of land for wildfire resilience, with prescribed fires more than doubling between 2021 and 2023. The state's budget reflected a total of $4 billion for wildfire resilience, maintaining $2.5 billion in prior investments and committing an additional $1.5 billion over the subsequent years. However, in the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the state budget signed in June 2024 reduced funding for wildfire and forest resilience by $101 million as part of a series of cutbacks. Critics have focused on this reduction, especially in light of recent devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. It's important to consider this $101 million cut within the broader context of the substantial investments made in previous years. While the recent reduction has drawn attention, the state has still allocated significant resources toward wildfire prevention and forest resilience under Governor Newsom's administration. ![[Screenshot_20250125-020912.png]] ![[17lgblvgl6ce1 3.png]]