Kmele Foster
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So California tells people who live in fire prone areas like, let's say, Malibu, which is going to be evacuated if it hasn't been already. Today, very, very fire prone, steep canyons, drought conditions, wind comes through. So your fire insurance, your homeowners insurance should be more expensive. California says, oh, we don't want that. We're going to put a price cap on it.
And meanwhile, they're going to also raid from the money. of the home insurance companies to have their state-managed lender of last resort insurance, the fair insurance, fair access to insurance requirements. So that basically encourages people to build in dangerous places with subsidized insurance that they steal from insurance companies. So what do you do if your state farm, you leave?
And meanwhile, they're going to also raid from the money. of the home insurance companies to have their state-managed lender of last resort insurance, the fair insurance, fair access to insurance requirements. So that basically encourages people to build in dangerous places with subsidized insurance that they steal from insurance companies. So what do you do if your state farm, you leave?
And meanwhile, they're going to also raid from the money. of the home insurance companies to have their state-managed lender of last resort insurance, the fair insurance, fair access to insurance requirements. So that basically encourages people to build in dangerous places with subsidized insurance that they steal from insurance companies. So what do you do if your state farm, you leave?
So they've been leaving the state, broadly speaking, because they can't make insurance pay because we're not allowed in a price control situation to let insurance markets tell us how dangerous it is to leave in places. And so there's a lot of people who are going to have their homes burned down, who are not going to be able to rebuild at all, or maybe don't have insurance to begin with.
So they've been leaving the state, broadly speaking, because they can't make insurance pay because we're not allowed in a price control situation to let insurance markets tell us how dangerous it is to leave in places. And so there's a lot of people who are going to have their homes burned down, who are not going to be able to rebuild at all, or maybe don't have insurance to begin with.
So they've been leaving the state, broadly speaking, because they can't make insurance pay because we're not allowed in a price control situation to let insurance markets tell us how dangerous it is to leave in places. And so there's a lot of people who are going to have their homes burned down, who are not going to be able to rebuild at all, or maybe don't have insurance to begin with.
All that is a state managed problem. It shows that people don't have a basic sense of economics of how to deal with a predictable risk. And again, this risk has been predictable since the time of the Tongva and the Chumash sitting on the hills. We have a fire ecology in Southern California where I'm from, and we all have dear friends who we're worried right now and crossing our fingers.
All that is a state managed problem. It shows that people don't have a basic sense of economics of how to deal with a predictable risk. And again, this risk has been predictable since the time of the Tongva and the Chumash sitting on the hills. We have a fire ecology in Southern California where I'm from, and we all have dear friends who we're worried right now and crossing our fingers.
All that is a state managed problem. It shows that people don't have a basic sense of economics of how to deal with a predictable risk. And again, this risk has been predictable since the time of the Tongva and the Chumash sitting on the hills. We have a fire ecology in Southern California where I'm from, and we all have dear friends who we're worried right now and crossing our fingers.
that their homes haven't been destroyed in the Palisades and also in the foothills. And it breaks my heart. And we need to do a better job. California needs to do a much better job of mitigating and planning for these very, very predictable catastrophes that happen.
that their homes haven't been destroyed in the Palisades and also in the foothills. And it breaks my heart. And we need to do a better job. California needs to do a much better job of mitigating and planning for these very, very predictable catastrophes that happen.
that their homes haven't been destroyed in the Palisades and also in the foothills. And it breaks my heart. And we need to do a better job. California needs to do a much better job of mitigating and planning for these very, very predictable catastrophes that happen.
California has had ample opportunity to push back against leftist politicians over the past X number of years, including the aforementioned Rick Caruso. I think back to a guy who was a friend of mine who was an actual Republican mayor of California, Richard Reardon. He, unlike Karen Bass, responded to the many tragedies that unfolded in Southern California in the early 1990s.
California has had ample opportunity to push back against leftist politicians over the past X number of years, including the aforementioned Rick Caruso. I think back to a guy who was a friend of mine who was an actual Republican mayor of California, Richard Reardon. He, unlike Karen Bass, responded to the many tragedies that unfolded in Southern California in the early 1990s.
California has had ample opportunity to push back against leftist politicians over the past X number of years, including the aforementioned Rick Caruso. I think back to a guy who was a friend of mine who was an actual Republican mayor of California, Richard Reardon. He, unlike Karen Bass, responded to the many tragedies that unfolded in Southern California in the early 1990s.
And I'm not just talking about the OJ trial. But especially to the Northridge earthquake, that's where he found his footing as mayor. And, you know, that damage is way beyond the city limits of L.A. And let's remember that L.A. County is a much more important like entity, government entity than the city council and the mayorship. And they handled twice as much of the fire action, for example.
And I'm not just talking about the OJ trial. But especially to the Northridge earthquake, that's where he found his footing as mayor. And, you know, that damage is way beyond the city limits of L.A. And let's remember that L.A. County is a much more important like entity, government entity than the city council and the mayorship. And they handled twice as much of the fire action, for example.
And I'm not just talking about the OJ trial. But especially to the Northridge earthquake, that's where he found his footing as mayor. And, you know, that damage is way beyond the city limits of L.A. And let's remember that L.A. County is a much more important like entity, government entity than the city council and the mayorship. And they handled twice as much of the fire action, for example.
But Richard Reardon went out and he helped and he led and he stood in the rubble and he did stuff to help rebuild the area. Karen Bass being out of the country is inexcusable. As soon as you know it's a Red flag day with 80 to 100 mile per hour winds. You turn the plane around. You just do.