Scott Jennings: If I Lived in California, I Would Ask ‘Are Competent People in Charge?’

PHILLIP I mean look ░░░░░░░░ you talk to fire ░░░░░░░░ I mean they do ░░░░░░░░ that no city is ░░░░░░░░ to withstand five wildfires ░░░░░░░░ urban fires five wildfires ░░░░░░░░ the same time But ░░░░░░░░ do think the undercurrent ░░░░░░░░ this isn t just ░░░░░░░░ the fires It s ░░░░░░░░ cities And it s ░░░░░░░░ a frustration that exists ░░░░░░░░ now in a lot ░░░░░░░░ American cities And it ░░░░░░░░ playing out in Los ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS It s about ░░░░░░░░ s about what your ░░░░░░░░ is I mean the ░░░░░░░░ people in California are ░░░░░░░░ is because the priorities ░░░░░░░░ the last few years ░░░░░░░░ the last few decades ░░░░░░░░ in California maybe haven ░░░░░░░░ been on just competent ░░░░░░░░ I mean Democrats run ░░░░░░░░ out there Mistakes were ░░░░░░░░ made in water resource ░░░░░░░░ Mistakes were made in ░░░░░░░░ management Mistakes were made ░░░░░░░░ maybe budget cuts on ░░░░░░░░ fire department And so ░░░░░░░░ is a question about ░░░░░░░░ we vote for people ░░░░░░░░ know what they re ░░░░░░░░ And so it s ░░░░░░░░ about making it partisan ░░░░░░░░ s about making it ░░░░░░░░ And I do think ░░░░░░░░ I lived out there ░░░░░░░░ d be asking myself ░░░░░░░░ competent people in charge ░░░░░░░░ right now it doesn ░░░░░░░░ seem like it AVLON ░░░░░░░░ definitely would But you ░░░░░░░░ the head of the ░░░░░░░░ A Times re tweeted ░░░░░░░░ factually inaccurate about that ░░░░░░░░ fire department budget had ░░░░░░░░ cut 23 million when ░░░░░░░░ fact year over year ░░░░░░░░ was up 50 million ░░░░░░░░ They did have budget ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP There was a ░░░░░░░░ million there was a ░░░░░░░░ million cut year over ░░░░░░░░ but then a few ░░░░░░░░ later a 50 million ░░░░░░░░ AVLON: “Right.”