Can CA afford an all-out firefighting effort?
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Fighting fires in an era of multi-billion dollar budget deficits and cuts can be tricky business. California’s $182 million emergency fund, created for fighting wildfires, was already half-depleted on August 24th and the state’s budget cuts forced the delay of purchase of equipment and the cancellation of a contract for DC-10 water-dropping aircraft. However, state officials claim that no expense will be spared in fighting fires—can the same be said when the next round of Santa Ana-fueled fires hit in the Fall?
Guests:
HD Palmer, deputy director of external affairs for the California Department of Finance
Kevin Nida, president of the California State Firefighters Association & a firefighter with the city of Los Angeles
- Patt Morrison for August 31, 2009
- Wildfire Update
- Can CA afford an all-out firefighting effort?
- If You Think it’s Bad Now, Wait Until October
- What About the Animals?
- Stay and Defend or Ready, Set, Go?
- Turkey, Armenia Agree to Establish Diplomatic Ties
- What is up on Mt. Wilson?
- Fire Update
- CA’s Assembly Finally Deals with Prison Overcrowding
- Update on Fires: Tell Us Your Stories
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Events
Comedy Congress Live
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
7:30 p.m.
- 9 p.m.
The comedic material emanating from Washington D.C., and state capitols across the country, is enough to make any sitcom writer jealous, even if most of that comedy is unintentional. Our motto on Comedy Congress is that just when politics makes you want to cry, it’s usually best to laugh.
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