Just as the winds fanning LA’s fires are weakening, LA finds itself in the eye of a political storm.
Republican politicians from the House and the Senate have proposed that federal help be conditional on California changing its liberal policies.
Left-leaning celebrities have donated millions to fire relief, including Beyoncé ($2.5 million), Leonardo DiCaprio ($1 million), Eva Longoria ($1 million) and Jamie Lee Curtis ($1 million).
Right-wing activists attacked LA mayor Karen Bass and state governor Gavin Newsom over California’s environmental and DEI policies, suggesting the 2028 LA Olympics move to a Republican state.
Elon Musk livestreamed an interview with firefighters trying unsuccessfully to have them say they’d run out of water. The winds are forecast to return next week.
