While most people focused on politics often debate the comparative merits of ideologies on the left and right, rarely have the direct consequences of on-the-ground governance come into such instantly sharp relief as in fire-ravaged California. Progressive Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who prioritized DEI, climate change, and other quixotic initiatives, evidently believed they would not be forced to pay a price for subjugating the safety of their citizens in the here and now. But the bill has come due, and the bell has tolled for their political futures.
The grim situation is entirely analogous to the issue of sanctuary cities. Virtue-signaling, holier-than-thou mayors and governors believed there would be no consequences for declaring themselves proud sanctuaries for illegal immigrants – until they were suddenly overrun by the…
