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The Truth with Lisa Boothe

The Truth with Lisa Boothe: California's Leadership Under Fire with Rep. Kevin Kiley

The Truth with Lisa Boothe

iHeartPodcasts

Politics, Society & Culture, News Commentary, News

4.83.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Lisa discusses the devastating fires in Los Angeles and the broader implications of California's governance under Governor Gavin Newsom. Congressman Kevin Kiley highlights policy failures in water and forest management and calls for accountability and reform.

Transcript

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0:00.0

The devastating fires across Los Angeles to date have killed at least 24 people,

0:09.8

destroyed more than 12,000 structures, and scorched more than 60 square miles,

0:14.8

displacing tens of thousands of people.

0:16.8

And that's just where it stands today.

0:18.7

So where does the state go from here?

0:21.6

Where does the Los Angeles area go from here?

0:24.3

Now, Governor Gavin knew some of California has ordered an investigation into some of the causes

0:29.3

behind water supply problems that left fire hydrants dry and also hampered firefighting

0:35.3

efforts during these fires in Southern California.

0:39.2

But would that investigation lead to him?

0:42.5

I mean, he's come under fire for his mismanagement of the state.

0:45.9

Even President-elect Donald Trump was talking to Joe Rogan about some of the issues in California.

0:52.5

Listen.

0:53.7

They said, we have no water. I said, do you have a drought?

0:57.0

No, we don't have a drought. I said, why didn't you have no water? Because the water isn't allowed to

1:01.7

flow down. It's got a natural flow from Canada all the way up north of water, more water than they could

1:06.7

ever use. And in order to protect a tiny little fish, the water up north gets routed

1:15.1

into the Pacific Ocean. Millions and millions of gallons of water gets poured. I could have water

1:20.9

for all of that land, water for your forests. You know, your forests are dry as a bone, okay?

1:26.5

Dangerous. That water could be routed. You know, your forests are dry as a bone. Yeah. Dangerous. That water could be

1:28.0

routed. You know, you could have everything. Not only dangerous. Billions of dollars a year they

1:33.2

spend on forest fires. And you know, there's a case with the environment. They're not allowed to

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