states in the Union each year...many of them with non-liberal governance. Are all these outbursts of yours about CA just expressions of jealousy?
As for the Palisades Fire, the exceedingly strong Santa Ana winds fanned the Lachman Fire embers more than anyone could have imagined, thus starting the Palisades, Eaton, etc. conflagrations. With aircraft grounded, there was no way local FDs could deal with one of the worst Wildfires this country has seen.