Latest on LA Wildfires on the ground with Reporter Matt Gutman

[@robertbougie904]

Let's be real...everyone is blaming the leadership but I say it's the idiots that voted these clowns into office that are the problem! That is where the rubber meets the road!

[@michaelfarros8298]

Thank you! True statement

[@craigbeats1498]

Can’t argue that.

[@almawasilewski]

@@robertbougie904 Ppl tried to have him Recalled but as a Democrat he could care less and just carry on. You see how Red California became ?

[@FranksClassic42]

So letting them off the hook

[@KK-ol3bp]

No kidding, they are very much to be blamed

[@almawasilewski]

Did anyone see the Fire Departments Commercial ? A woman asked the DEI hire how she would be able to carry her Husband out of the Fire. She said, He should not be in the Fire to start with.

[@lhyork1608]

That was mindblowing ….but that is the reality of DEI. It is BS

[@bobby-ov9qn]

I saw it all right, and this was from the DEI Asst. Fire Chief who can barely carry her own weight.

[@micheller7509]

the fact she wasnt immediately fired just shows how entrenched incompetence and DEI is entrenched in CA. What she said is a literal safety risk and her job is public safety. UNACCEPTABLE NEWSOM RESIGN

[@Atribecalledsuccess]

That’s not a dei issue it’s just a bad hire

[@micheller7509]

@ nope their entire department is structured around DEI they fully admit it. same with the DWP the idiot in charge of that dept stated point blank her first priority is social justice and DEI. not filling reservoirs

[@robllo9997]

Typical liberal reporter making excuses for these liberal politicians big mistake

[@gregj831]

That's exactly what he was doing. He immediately lost me when he blamed climate change. These people do not live in reality at all.

[@speedrat]

@@gregj831 Glad I'm not the only one that thought this. He even managed to play the race card.

[@thechristianblogger1052]

For hundreds of years recorded this kind of fires , mudslides happenings in California, this woke reporter will not accept anything else but woke, socialist point of view!!!

[@thecapn3560]

@@gregj831 I have never disregarded an opinion so quickly. Gavin has him in the back pocket

[@lhyork1608]

How can he have the audacity to say nothing more could have been done,,,and obviously Stephen A .admires him…whyyyyyyyyyyy?

[@Suliz-k7l]

An ABC reporter? There's so much that could be prevented... There's no excuse for making excuses!!!!!!!!!!

[@gregj831]

Well said. They guy lost me when he blamed climate change. These people are hopeless.

[@jacoblongbrake8230]

Yes, because we trust the government to do an investigation of itself...??? Haha!! NOPE. We should let criminals investigate their crimes to see if they're innocent. Remember, you are guilty until proven guilty.

[@larrym2434]

ABC reporter is willing to wait to let facts be established. It's much easier and quicker to concoct conspiracy theories out of preconceptions and prejudices.

[@thecapn3560]

@@larrym2434 hold up now, no conspiracy theory? He heavily implied that the fire was started in such a perfect spot that it’s either insanely unlucky or arson. Even though that does nothing to address why the fire spread so fast and was not contained. I think what people are referring to is that there are obvious questions here about leadership that he is avoiding. What he literally did was avoid the topic of leadership and sprinkle in a conspiracy theory of arson.

[@thecapn3560]

@@larrym2434 also he made multiple comments about how no amount of water would have prevented this. Then said that every hydrant was being used at once so they didn’t have pressure. So okay let’s say that is true. He’s so worried about covering for lack of water he neglects this excuse would actually draw in more questions. Why would a place know for wild fires not have a system that could handle multiple fire hydrants at once? Shouldn’t that be a priority of safety? Just seems weird

[@cats362]

why dont you speak up when these guys go on your show and they defend the governor or mayor and turn it to a different subject that has nothing to do with it. This is human criminal act and murder. 100% preventable.

[@tkkunaka2630]

He literally has 😂

[@c.s.everett1721]

Not a human political act, no legal definition of murder, just failure to push for and pass unpopular strict law combined with a brush of failure of governance, but their political careers are over.

[@tonibrooks9719]

You can’t prevent Mother Nature from causing a hurricane force fire! What are you talking about? Did you listen to what this reporter said?

[@corycox8033]

I live in LA and i can confirm people are very upset with these elected officials

[@Wow-2375]

Get neighbors to vote republican

[@TrayMarrisJr]

Only fools focus on politics at this point. If you lived in California, you’d know most people are busy helping the victims and putting out the fires.

[@bluebird6300]

Are they ready to vote Republican?

[@bluebird6300]

@@TrayMarrisJr only a fool would not think about politics now. Policies are governance which dictate the cleanup the speed that people can recover and the accountability of those who left our city vulnerable

[@bluebird6300]

Are they ready to vote Republican?

[@alexh7064]

There are zero excuses for their response. No excuse for Karen Bass being out of the country when all of these people were warned ahead of time another wildfire was coming.

[@darryls2141]

dumbest remark, yet- think a little- did she know ahead time that the fires will take place? pay attention

[@sganet_]

@@darryls2141Yeah, there was Santa Ana Wind warning days before she left! On top of that, during her campaign Bass said she wouldn’t go abroad as the Mayor. You got any other excuses for her? People are dead, people lost everything, how much incompetence can you justify? 🤡

[@Jodee-cw5vw]

Dope when Stephen. A speaks on other topics, keep it up man.

[@juanr.3314]

Matt is trying to deescalate the blame…. The evidence shows otherwise.

[@kd7334]

I totally agree!

[@rosarolon1476]

Exactly

[@youngp1251]

abc forcing him to

[@DonnieHunt-k8h]

He is defending Newsom !

[@KOVIDGOON]

The media has been gathering around the pelosi crime family

[@carolpenn8455]

Natural disaster do happen but the ppl in charge have to be prepared !!! My gosh 😮 elderly and disabled ppl stuck at home ??? This is disgusting. And Gavin seen on TV smiling and laughing like it's funny. They all should be thrown out of office !!! Ms Bass is also seen laughing and smiling. What's up with these ppl ??? Have they swallowed laughing gas ???

[@happydaylike4342]

This is mismanagement of the land not a natural disaster. Man made. Water is not flowing to nourish to he land. Instead they let it go bone dry and these winds tornado came about. No AMT of water would of helped.

[@michaelmayer-o3s]

Agree, one of the issues is that this is expected and this size of fire was expected! It also has ways to fight fire. Compared to unexpected natural disaster and disasters such as hurricanes that do not have a way to fight. These leaders should have made the fire risks a priority and used tax payers money towards safety of them and their homes rather than silly areas and projects.

[@jacoblongbrake8230]

Yes, because we trust the government to do an investigation of itself...??? Haha!! NOPE. We should let criminals investigate their crimes to see if they're innocent. Remember, you are guilty until proven guilty. Trust them no.

[@melissabrodie1484]

It's not about fighting an emergency DURING the emergency. The concerns are it's about preparing properly, land management , NOT cutting budgets for something so crucial as F.D., training properly, and making sure you have everything in place for a possible emergency. (Emergencies usually don't announce themselves, thus the name). There is a video on KZbin of a local reporter interviewing the LAFD chief and the chief states that LA is double the population it had several decades ago but currently has 68+ LESS firefighters and six less fire houses than it did when the population was 3 million or so! Also they have 100 fire trucks/ladder trucks etc that are sitting waiting to be repaired but they don't have the budget to hire enough mechanics.

[@Mrs.Stone99]

Exactly, it all must be done in the year, weeks and days before. How ridiculous some people are!

[@Mimistine1]

You have to hold these people accountable. Their failed leadership is costing lives and wealth negatively.

[@hi-if7lj]

The insurance company's gave everyone a warning but nobody listened

[@darryls2141]

insurance company made money for years- pay the hell up

[@1990758]

That's true

[@thatgirl9759]

Exactly!!! They seen the astronomical fire hazard and booked!!!

[@thatgirl9759]

Good for State Farm!!!

[@eelchiong6709]

​@@darryls2141 So what if they made money for years? They saw the writing on the wall and got out, only fools would stay and be bankrupted when clients demand payment. Blame the politicians for allowing this to happen.

[@daisyrosario3438]

The lack of water was a huge factor in not being able to put out the fires! Someone has to be held accountable!

[@kathyp1563]

I think it was a "comedy of errors" or a perfect storm of errors. When a house burns down, people don't shut off their water or gas. The water pours out of the pipes when the house is destroyed. Since an entire town was destroyed, water would be flowing uncontrolled everywhere. But there is such a thing as an automatic water shutoff systems. Housing codes probably should require them in that area.

[@CodyCha]

They literally had early warning of possible fire days before, they weren't prepared.I have no faith in a fire department run by a LGBTQ woman

[@johnpichla9557]

Doesn't matter anymore! Everything is completely destroyed! Just leave this failed state!

[@SandraArthur-xl7oq]

The huge fire was the winds, when u have 100 mph winds that’s hurricane weather, ofciarse they can’t put aircraft in the air, that’s y it was a dominio effect!! It’s human nation to point fingers , in due time we will know

[@carlahoglund8914]

We’re taxed upon taxed over everything!! My family, kids & grandkids live here so we’re established & can’t really leave. This state has progressively gone downhill with the mismanagement of the leaders. The taxes on property just had an increase by a supplemental tax that was disguised in a proposition to help homeless & aging. Crazy!!

[@cannacare777]

The fact that you still can't see the agenda and act helpless is why they can do. Grow a spine and do something About it

[@louisgiannobile979]

You get what you vote for

[@liontamer3346]

@@cannacare777 I certainly hope canna isn’t short for cannabis. If so, smoke less.

[@liontamer3346]

@@cannacare777 grow a spine? For real? 😳

[@cannacare777]

@@liontamer3346 what are you going to do about the situation to get justice for yourself

[@Abraham-gs1up]

When you failed, no excuses are good excuses.

[@BuhdeeProductions]

Now CA is going to increase rent since the wildfires happened 🤦‍♂️ this is ridiculous and unacceptable.

[@1990758]

Who told you that somebody on tiktok.

[@sganet_]

They can’t after a disaster, but, anyone who isn’t renting their home can now rent it out at the market rate.

[@ericrubalcava9428]

If Newsome really cared about the people of California and wants federal aid,, he should resign.

[@dalebandalan9312]

Most likely not if demand goes down. It'll depend on whether a lot of the people will decide to move out of state instead of rebuild.

[@625ozy]

Trump will help the people but not the government of California, unless California makes policy changes they don't want to make...

[@melissabrodie1484]

Agree 💯

[@625ozy]

California governor needs to redirect funds away from woke policies and protecting illegals to fire prevention... Trump shouldn't give California government a dime until they do. But I'm Trump will help individuals with grants and low interest loans to those that need it... not want it.. Remember pacific palisades home were $4.2 million... they don't need the help

[@1990758]

What changes should they make?Your saying, this couldn't not have happened.If the governor was it republican

[@625ozy]

@1990758 it would have been less of a fire under GOP leadership.. "green" policies have made the problem worse. I believe the number 1 job of local government is protecting its constituents... AFTER that you can spend on other things. Right now Californians are coming in second. They need to stop with the DEI and the illegals until they have the infrastructure to battle fires like this. Water for fires is more important than water for fish. Hiring fire fighters based on qualifications vs race/sexual identity. They need the infrastructure to battle once in 100 yr wild fires. They need excess capacity not under capacity.

[@vicuecate]

"Only you can prevent wildfires" --Smokey the bear quote - emphasizing that humans are responsible for taking precautions to avoid starting fires in natural areas..California please don't get caught with your pants down and allow this to happen again.

[@liontamer3346]

@@vicuecate have you been to the area? 🙄

[@avayu2289]

Gutman needs to acknowledged the incompetence of Newsom and Bass. He lives in the area. Again the property overvaluation is not worth the cost of risk management. And he and the residents needs to vote these inept municipal managers out!

[@rosarolon1476]

He gets paid to defend them.

[@JOKERASC]

These failures are decades in the making. Bass, for example has been in office for two years. This drama about the fire department is BS. This isn't the first or the last fire department that has to deal with budget cuts. BTWz the firefighters actually got a raiseand new equipment was ordered.

[@1990758]

He would never. Do that never steven a knew exactly what he was going to talk about and what he was going to say.

[@fox19delta21]

California politicians collected 220 billion from taxes but couldn't spare 17 million for firefighting. California politicians contend that they need that 220 billion to fund their impoverished lifestyle and if the public wanted compitent firefighting, then the public needed to pay 220 billion AND 17 million in taxes.

[@Clarke1962gmc]

Stephen A., when funding is provided to CA there needs to be non-woke conditions like annual fire mitigation, increased water storage, etc. Not spending increased federal tax dollars on homeless/etc.

[@JOKERASC]

California sends more tax dollars to the federal government than many states combined. Please don't talk to us about funding being provided to California.

[@veritas2022]

Adequate resources wouldn't have let the fire get to that point

[@lordbeerus6182]

Cant stop the winds

[@JOKERASC]

You don't know that! I'll admit the water was an issue, but this isn't the first time fire hydrants have lost pressure. Listen to the firemen on the scene. They all know, all the water in the world would have been no good during 80-100mph winds.

[@lordbeerus6182]

@JOKERASC man it's a democratic state gotta go hard on emm that's all it is

[@kathyp1563]

​@JOKERASC it's about preventative measures. Housing codes: some people built their houses more fireproof than others. Rain? Why do they send their rain out to the ocean? Reservoirs? The last reservoir was built in 1979. Forest management? They don't even bother. There are things other states & countries do. There are nest practices that California won't do.

[@c.s.everett1721]

@kathyp1563 Housing codes - should have been pushed for, but likely wouldn’t have been popular even though they actually would have made a fair difference. The Canp fire should have been enough reason to act. If they don’t act following this, that would be a huge failure of governance. Rain: In Southern California they only send rain to the ocean in very wet years years since the dams are full, and if they don’t the dams will fail. The fish-related dams are halfway across the state. Reservoirs - there doesn’t seem be much additional need, and in all honesty there’s only so many places you can put one large ones, and only so much water to collect. Om the other hand, it may be worthwhile to increase storage beyond current to capture all the water during the wettest years, even if that extra water can’t be depended on to come. A backup reservoir in the Palisades would have made a slight difference in the event, and could have made a major difference against a smaller fire under less extreme conditions, but backups for small ones that only exist to store pumped water to maintain pressure aren’t much of a thing. Now, whether current ideas on how much stored pumped water capacity should be provided should be greatly increased (along with city pumping capacity) as a lesson learned from these fires is a good question. Personally I think city pumping capacity should be increased, at a minimum. Forest Management - some people such as yourself say they don’t do proper forest management, others say they do. I don’t have the information to decide which group is right, so I’ve decided not to make a decision on which group is correct until I have more solid, fully credible information to go on. (KZbin comments generally aren’t even if they’re correct) Not saying you’re wrong, mind you. And if true, this is incredibly damming. There’s likely going to be a large inquest or study (or more then one) following this, released somewhere between 2 and 10 months from now, and I’ll likely go with the finding there, assuming no obvious bias or motive by those doing it.

[@almawasilewski]

They haven't left Trump alone since he came down the Escalator. Hesitant doesn't mean didn't either.

[@ClassicOpinion]

It’s my opinion: ~ The Governor and Mayor should have been able to inform the people this way~

[@keeks1130]

Getting information from Mainstream media on this is like looking for a legit response from Stephan A Smith on the topic of Diddy, Skip and Joy on ESPN 😅

[@migsplays28]

So if all that property value and equity is just gone could that trigger an economic collapse in LA? 250 billion is just gone

[@dougfowler1368]

Plus property taxes which won't get paid, maybe ever again. The only reas9n even the Olympics might remain is that London hosted them in 1948.

[@jonnyrockets7900]

They didnt have pressure because they were missing 117 million gallons of water. Why was nowhere else overwhelmed? And if it was that, why the hell wouldn't you coordinate and only use some so you don't overwhelm the system. So then it becomes an execution problem. At the end of the day, it all leads to bad leadership because they are not prepared, and they are not spending enough on mitigating the fires, being prepared, infrastructure, innovation, education even for homeowners. There's always more you can do, but when leadership refuses to admit they are screwing up, nothing changes. That is why these people need to be held accountable. They don't want to change their ways, so then we need new leaders.

[@TrayMarrisJr]

Lies . There was more than enough water. The very strong winds were the problem here

[@melissabrodie1484]

​@@TrayMarrisJr true the winds did NOT help and caused so many structures fires-- BUT for Palisades the main reservoir IS empty (since 2/2024). The water ran out so fast because in Palisades they were using 3 "back up" tanks that hold 1million gallons of water EACH (so only 3 million gallons available to the hydrants). Look up the short done by a reporter for "the free press". He videod it yesterday and it's empty. It wouldn't have saved everything but would have given them a fighting to chance to save more.

[@jonnyrockets7900]

@@TrayMarrisJr kzbin.infomBLMOe4-7YQ?si=ToTsVU0zLbba933S

[@lordbeerus6182]

​@TrayMarrisJr that's rhe problem it was the winds no leadership would help at all it was just an unprecedented disaster

[@c.s.everett1721]

@melissabrodie1484 It was empty since it needed repairs, and competitive bidding government contracts ti repair it are as slow as they always are.

[@Gary-cc8df]

People were already leaving California prior to this situation. It’s going to be more people leaving California moving to Texas, Florida and up east with the weather is not too bad and only people you have left migrants and illegal immigrants who most of them don’t pay taxes California is in bad shape right now. Let the exodus begin.

[@FrankLucas3]

1.3 million people have left California from 2020- 2024 which is way more than any other state. I’d imagine it’s going to be even more now

[@1990758]

That's a very interesting hypothesis

[@DohertyT2319]

Love the content my men keep it up prayers for the familys. That are effective

[@carlparks1189]

Thank you Stephen A 🙏🏾 for speaking up on things that really matters 🙏🏾. I lost my MOMMY 2018. 🎉🎉and the 1 thing I'm SO GRATEFUL for is that she is not here to see this mess we are ENDURING. It would've been too unbearable 💔 for her so Amen 🙏🏾 Thank you Jesus and HALLELUJAH

[@MrFreeride1113]

I lost both parents. I was born out there. I agree with you.

[@carlparks1189]

@MrFreeride1113 Thanks, and I'm sincerely SORRY for your losses. Life ABSOLUTELY 💯 changes the way you look ✨️ at Life after maternal and paternal losses. Some things that used to matter don't even matter anymore

[@monalogan1864]

So glad Mr Smith that finally there's a man willing to speak the truth as it is. So glad I've run into your channel.

[@lhyork1608]

Fox does and Newsmax is especially refreshing as well …..but Stephen A has changed since the election and become more balanced so I am now a fan

[@shaneg1451]

I’ve heard that fire officials are not allowed to say that a fire is started by the homeless.

[@Anna_Key]

"No amount of water could have prevented this" ??? YES IT COULD!! Fires don't get a foothold if the area is wet. The water should have been used much earlier.

[@SandraArthur-xl7oq]

The winds made it un preventable to put the fires out , & no aircraft cus it was 100mph winds hurricane weather!!

[@Anna_Key]

@SandraArthur-xl7oq in some parts, yes. However, fire still does not take hold in damp conditions, so it was wrong to say "no amount of water..."

[@LamellStille]

This is governor newson fault

[@sganet_]

Yeah he also cut fire budget by $100M, dumped fresh water, destroyed dams, and didn’t clean forest bed. Totally underprepared!

[@SandraArthur-xl7oq]

U cant control mother nation , i live in Pasadena never in the 40 years do i ever remember this type of 100mph winds, the blame game isn’t going to make it better

[@dixieforbes-gorby896]

This is sad. I lost everything in a house fire, too.

[@carlahoglund8914]

You can vote but if you’re a conservative it doesn’t matter, you’re outnumbered, but I don’t miss a vote even with that frustration!!

[@722marine]

Great job S.A.

[@jacoblongbrake8230]

We're going to investigate ourselves😂😂😂

[@natiac860]

He had to say it!! Climate Change. And I stopped listening.

[@dahlenejames1160]

I love what you’re saying!!! Amen

[@robertatler6419]

These problems have been building for years (see past fires in California for example). Until Californians vote in people that will change that, which they won't, then expect more of this in the future. 🤷‍♂

[@wdwilson397]

This guy has Gavin hair but will try to ignore that and see the compassion

[@lloydcady7231]

Just think if California politicians would have looked at the areas that the insurance company stopped ensuring they could’ve figured out there was a problem in those areas.The insurance companies did.

[@melissabrodie1484]

This. 💯

[@gregj831]

He 'Gutman' immediately lost me when he blamed climate change. Those people out there simply DO NOT live in reality.

[@ruthferguson7175]

FEMA is out of money , remember that? 750.00 should rebuild your cities.

[@Kayaking_construction_guy]

How is it possible that California taxes its citizens $.69 on every dollar for a gallon of gas… Is that even possible? So you mean, you paid $.31 a gallon and the rest is taxes

[@skontheroad]

Yup! And owning a gas station is not even a lucrative business!

[@Kayaking_construction_guy]

I can’t believe only $.31 on every dollar goes for gas…. This is way past the point of insanity

[@usmcmsgt5487]

It's not ravishing though our nations, its just California.

[@BigB932]

A very impactful way of fighting wildfires is addressing the cause. I'm speaking to you gov Newsom. I used to always want to visit California. Now I avoid it like I would avoid a big steaming pile of Newsom!!

[@ROCKANDROLL707]

Newsome and Karen are having a Salt party with alcohol and coffee right now 😂 They had way ahead of time to fix the problem... what were they thinking

[@trevinhickman9022]

Karen Bass told Los Angeles CA that their going to rebuild, good one Karen!😂😂😂😂

[@lavender-m1q]

Bad leadership, Newsome and Bass need to Resign Now....

[@Beastslayer-vt4hx]

As an Idahoian I just want yall Californians to remember Nevada is more fun and they won’t hate you

[@Griffinand3]

Thank you for your coverage on this! Thanks to Matt also!

[@tyguy104]

California Blue and then MAGA Red. It's a 'conflict' you know? LA is a left city! They love DEI and all that. They're left Stephen!

[@melissabrodie1484]

Stephen A. has said himself that he's registered as an "independent", described himself as "Left leaning socially, and Right leaning fiscally". But people have been commenting that he seems to be slowly, ever so slowly red-pilling himself in the past 2-3 months...

[@dannyayala9062]

Damn , we are listening and hearing out the news from a great Sports reporter instead of the actual news media 🤔. We believe and trust more in Stephen A. Smith than the other news. Let’s get our hands together for his podcast

[@johnnybray9016]

Continued prayers

[@T.R.R.Jolkien]

Steven still votes blue… 🙄

[@bodymindsoul60]

Criminal Neglect

[@markisidore5535]

Thanks for the excellent job Stephen. Putting the leaders on the spot will definitely initiate the changes that desperately need to take place. Drastically changes need to happen immediately to safe our state.

[@steveguti6452]

Urgent state of emergency please join me in prayer for all those affected families children animals firefighters massive fires in California they desperately need your prayers please pray for them God bless you all

[@lavender-m1q]

Incompetent Karen Bass and Newsome need to Resign Now.

[@yasseraloy4178]

That’s a lie what you said about trump

[@minnesotamomma836]

I can't even imagine what these fellow Americans are going through. Losing something as precious as your home, your haven, your place of peace and memories....

[@jackiecaldwell6898]

Thank you Man ! For having the courage to speak to truth ! 👍

[@thomasslaughter901]

The glasses look good on you SA 👍🏾

[@darryls2141]

hydrants were available- just low pressure- so valid- Mayor Bass is not responsible for any of this- Like she can predict multiple fires- Stop the blame game and move on-

[@BrigadierSebass]

This is a good video! This guy has said nothing but the truth!

[@stinka4079]

Great interview, SAS!

[@darryls2141]

loved that Gelson's.

[@blancafitzgeraldmunoz6894]

Can’t handle this reporter making excuses for the inept authorities 😢

[@almawasilewski]

Newsome has an AIR think tank now.

[@NirvanaFan83]

Newsome has air in his head instead of thoughts. The hair gel has sunk in. 😂

[@harrym9655]

8 months of rain but it’s Gavin’s fault?

[@philpaulick6863]

Yes it is ​@@harrym9655

[@NirvanaFan83]

@@harrym9655 no dum dum, not cleaning up the ground of all the leaves, draining the reservoirs, defunding the fire dept ARE his fault!

[@harrym9655]

@ It didn’t rain for 8 months.. There were 100 mile per hour winds.. All the forest management in the world would not make a difference.. Progressives warned people years ago climate change would have devastating impacts… Welcome to a world of volatile climate change.. The reporter debunked all of the street..

[@JayLouie-g7j]

It’s a socialistic state, plain and simple.

[@rondykilpatrick8295]

Why is Karen Bass the only Mayor under fire for this disaster? I agree she should be held accountable, but she's not the Mayor of LA county. Just food for thought.

[@lr7221]

Yes their are other Mayors. Pacific Palisades is governed by City of LA. That's where they pay taxes. Some of the surrounding towns/cities have informal governments that get City of LA services so she is taking on all of the brunt. More power, more problems, she should know the drill...you gotta be 120% better than most.

[@rondykilpatrick8295]

I agree.

[@scotthuffman-jf6fy]

Let me guess, you are now going to say racism right? Well to just end your BS let me point out Newsome is receiving plenty of criticism to. Trump is even being blamed and he hasn't been president for 4 years. Just stop. Keep your food for thought dude because no one wants to eat your BS nonsense. The blame is being put where it should.

[@rondykilpatrick8295]

Nope, it's not a race thing. I just believe everyone involved should be held accountable. EVERYBODY...

[@rondykilpatrick8295]

@scotthuffman-jf6fy, It's not a racism issue. It's holding all elected officials accountable. It's simple. That's food for thought.

[@nadiashema6858]

Thank you Steph for telling the truth…

[@all.time.legend]

Prayers for LA we will bounce back in a big way!

[@jaamja73]

Gotta Love this Man from sports to Full no boundaries reports

[@shoegirl407]

Great reporting Stephen A. 🙏 prayers for SoCal.

[@cocomarie3130]

Excellent job Stephen A reporting the news outside of sports. 💯🙏🏾👍🏾

[@phoenixthe7207]

Why are you giving us an ABC spin? If we trusted them, we would watch their news

[@SandraArthur-xl7oq]

Exactly all I can say as a California native, there ways to cut corners save money by hiring a herd or f Goats , they can clear the brush , so why not that, there are always simple answers but politicians make it difficult smh!!

[@leekasten3921]

I used to be "a volunteer firefighter" and I need tell you all that the Union fire department is a racket, they failed Los Angeles, they have struck out, they haven't saved anything. All they are doing is making a big fat paycheck.

[@ShadyValley-h4j]

Those who live in the mountainoys areas affect by Hurricane Helene wonder if the dem govt ignored them because they live in red states

[@melissabrodie1484]

YUP! 💯 I made that same point several times this week!

[@cece5767]

I'm not sure how Trump is going to approach this, but I'm sure Hawaii and the hurricane victims are in line for help as well. They all got about $750 each and still have not fully recovered.

[@larashamblin2539]

Its incredible corruption. I wouldn't even trust their elections at this point. My Son wanted to give Hollywood a ahot. He worked hard and actually aquired his own small apartment. But he could barely make ends meet and couldn't keep up without 2 jobs. He finally broke down and moved back to Las Vegas at Thanksgiving. I got a scary preminition about LA and was so relieved that he moved. I am so devastated for everyone effected by this tragedy. It was not hard to foresee that something was going to give. The elected officials behave like celebrities and bleed the citizens dry as though they are subjects. They insist on controlling EVERYTHING they can get their greedy hands on. The sadest part is that it seems that only 25% of those who want to make real change to improve the peoples lives are left now with the recovery. God Bless our US City of Angels.

[@tonyacosta1603]

Mayor, fire chief and governor doesn't know much about fires but they sure can organize a good pride parade

[@marcosmercedesn]

This reporter was trying to do his best to protect the politicians.

[@markwarren7157]

So glad I started following you...

[@kevinmonk9491]

I understand that there's no water, but what about that foam that can be sprayed from the planes and drones?

[@c.s.everett1721]

Winds were 70-80 mph steady with gusts to 100. All planes were grounded.High winds grounded them a couple more times too.

[@gerardolopez3637]

Prayers for LA🙏

[@joeclark992]

Do not point fingers.Do not laid Blame. Do not Insult. Do not Lie! Just help out the best you can and you to SAS!!! Prayers to LA.🙏🏿

[@fayekao5334]

Grew up in Palisades, born in 1967. Gelsons used to be Mayfair market until the late 70"s. I used to walk with my mother to Mayfair throughout my childhood. Now I cannot even make that walk, left only with memories. This is awful beyond description.

[@ripsaa2693]

At least the report isn't pulling a David Muir with clothes pins tapering the fire jacket to show off his body. Smh

[@melissabrodie1484]

That was SO funny when I saw that clip!

[@隻影天涯-l3z]

Everyone in CA will pay a price because of the mismanagement by Newson and Bass. Not just fire, stores and houses got robbed, I'm afraid of walking on streets even during daytime.

[@SkySoldier-y4u]

Now, LA has a HUGE homeless problem! Existing homeless plus a shipload new homeless!

[@mikem668]

The best explanation of the insurance issue is on the All In KZbin video. These properties are literally uninsurable. The risks are too high. California is trying to force companies to due business where there is no upside and endless likelihood of disaster. Ultimately there is no Free Lunch.

[@genighmartin4999]

Have you heard anything about them sending fire trucks and equipment to Ukraine?

[@ladyecks2762]

Where I live, we deal with a lot of tornados every year. And they can be devastating. No one can control their devastation or where they will touch down, etc. Same with hurricanes, earthquakes and others. Fires are different because there are many, many control factors that you can put in place that could prevent what we are seeing right now. Fires are one of the only “natural” disasters that can be managed, if handled properly. I pray for everyone and anyone that has been impacted by these fires.

[@AyokaZahir]

Sometimes people just start fires for no reason, and then climate change is worsening the situation. Thank you for this liberal masterclass.

[@sasakorosec7213]

3.16 coruption, they take money for themself 😂😂

[@kathyp1563]

Deaths will rise when cadaver dogs can go in. Is there currently a way to report someone missing? I haven't heard?

[@sganet_]

You can find all those info online at “URL” -Mayor Bass (not a joke, she really said this)