Southern California faced the devastation of multiple massive, destructive wildfire outbreaks last week – some of the worst in the state’s history. We have to ask – were these fires preventable? How could they have spread so quickly and destroyed entire communities? What policy decisions allowed this – or worse, enabled it? I’m your host, Tess Abraham, and we will be looking at the policy failures made by our elected leaders and their catastrophic results on this week’s episode of The California Conversation!

Resources to Help with LA Wildfires:

Volunteer: LA Dream Center – www.dreamcenter.org/volunteer/

My Safe LA – www.mysafela.org/volunteer

American Red Cross Los Angeles Region – redcross.org/local/California/los-angeles/volunteer

Hearts in Action LA - https://heartsinaction.org/volunteer/

LA Animal Services - https://www.laanimalservices.com/about-volunteering

Donate

LA Dream Center Donations – www.donate.dreamcenter.org

Every Life – https://everylife.com/products/buy-for-a-cause?selling_plan=5498536216

Habitat for Humanity Greater Los Angeles – www.habitatla.org/support-us

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Website & Sources: For sources used in researching today's episode, check out my corresponding article at thecaliforniaconversation.com/articles/california-wildfires-2025. Link to sign the petition for the resignation of Mayor Karen Bass: https://www.change.org/p/demand-the-immediate-resignation-of-mayor-karen-bass

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