加利福尼亚州州长面临批评, 批评在毁灭性火灾发生之前 削减野火预防基金。 California's governor faces criticism for cutting wildfire prevention funds before devastating fires.

加州州长Gavin Newsom于2024年6月签署预算, 削减野火及森林抗御能力计划1亿多美元, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a budget in June 2024 that cut over $100 million from wildfire and forest resilience programs, including reductions to fuel reduction teams and state conservancies, just months before devastating wildfires hit the state. 火灾摧毁了1万多座建筑。 The fires have destroyed over 10,000 buildings. Newsom的办公室捍卫削减,声称自2019年以来消防资源有所增加。 Newsom's office defends the cuts, claiming an increase in firefighting resources since 2019.