A year after a catastrophic wildfire reduced thousands of homes to ash in Pacific Palisades, the anger of abandoned residents is now boiling over onto the streets and into the halls of power in Los Angeles.
According to Gateway Pundit, the November 2024 blaze destroyed 6,831 structures, and city officials later conceded they had known for a year that the Palisades reservoir was empty, leaving no water in the hydrants! as the inferno raged. Instead of accepting responsibility for this staggering failure of basic infrastructure, city leaders shifted blame onto residents for the wildfires, a move that has only deepened public outrage in a community still waiting for meaningful rebuilding to begin.
Twelve months on, with little progress and even less accountability, thousands of residents marched through Pacific Palisades carrying signs that read, They let us burn!a stark indictment of a city government that could not even guarantee water in an emergency. For many conservatives, the episode has become a textbook example of big-government incompetence: plenty of regulation, plenty of rhetoric, but an astonishing inability to perform the most fundamental duty of public safety.
Against this backdrop, Mayor Karen Bass, who has long appeared indifferent to the plight of the Palisades fire victims, chose on Friday to attend Don Lemons court hearing in Los Angeles rather than stand with displaced families. When Mayor Bass left the courthouse where Don Lemon was arraigned, witnesses captured someone shouting, F**k You, Karen Bass!a raw expression of the fury felt by citizens who believe their leaders literally left them to burn.
Via Karli Bonne, the footage quickly circulated online, drawing a wave of criticism from those who see the mayors priorities as emblematic of a broader progressive leadership failure. This was not such a brilliant move, and the reaction was brutal, as even more residents now question why, a year after the disaster, their city can find time for celebrity court appearances but not for restoring homes, water security, and trust.
Hat Tip Ari.
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