California fire prevention took a hit the year before the fires, but the Newsom administration claims it boosted overall funding since assuming office in 2019

Gov. Newsom cut fire budget by $100M months before lethal California fires

By Fox News ——Bio and Archives--January 11, 2025

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A review of last year's California state budget shows California Gov. Gavin Newsom cut funding for wildfire and forest resilience by more than $100 million.

The budget, signed in June and covering the 2024-25 fiscal year, eliminated $101 million from seven "wildfire and forest resilience" programs, according to a report from Newsweek. ---More...

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