Comedian and political commentator Bill Maher ripped into Los Angeles and California authorities Friday regarding their handling of the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires.
“When asked why so many of the hydrants in the [Pacific] Palisades ran out of water, [Democratic] Governor [Gavin] Newsom said, ‘The local folks are trying to figure it out.’ Yeah, you gotta do that before the fire,” Maher said on his “Real Time with Bill Maher” show.
Newsom made that comment in a Jan. 8 interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, prompting criticism from many on social media. A nonpartisan coalition, Saving California, started a petition to recall Newsom following his remark, accusing the governor of pursuing “poor policies” and taxpayer-funded “failed pet projects” while social ills mounted.
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