She cut the fire department budget by $20 million. Equipment, supplies, and salaries were cut. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/08/wildfire-threatens-ka

She cut the fire department budget by $20 million. Equipment, supplies, and salaries were cut. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/08/wildfire-threatens-karen-bass-extended-honeymoon-00197228 https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/08/wildfire-threatens-... That assertion is wrong. The city was in the process of negotiating a new contract with the fire department at the time the budget was being crafted, so additional funding for the department was set aside in a separate fund until that deal was finalized in November. In fact, the city’s fire budget increased more than $50 million year-over-year compared to the last budget cycle, according to Blumenfield’s office, although overall concerns about the department’s staffing level have persisted for a number of years. So… no? DEI obsessed fire chief…DEI office and bureaucracy. Ah, there it is.