Gov. Gavin Newsom is likely watching his presidential ambitions burn to ash before his eyes. The liberal governor has been dealing with raging wildfires in Los Angeles County for weeks, which has become the costliest natural disaster in American history.
The reasons for the infernos burning uncontrollably are many, not least because the excesses of liberal governance hamstrung the first responders. The Los Angeles Fire Department got its budget slashed despite memos about how it could degrade responses to wildfires. The equipment was shoddy, there was no water in the Santa Ynez Reservoir, which was essential when the Palisades fire erupted, and the water systems had severe deficiencies, where upgrades were annotated dating back to 2013. Now, Mr. Newsom seems to be responsible for shutting down an elite volunteer firefighting unit which…
