California Urban Fire: Gavin Newsom’s Third-World Governance

Last Saturday, an early-morning blaze near a Los Angeles homeless encampment quickly engulfed the I-10 freeway. It burned with such intensity that it closed one of the nation’s busiest interstates, the primary route linking the sprawling city’s Eastside with its more famous beaches.

The fire has also threatened the already dicey reputations of two of California’s most prominent officials.

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Will Swaim

Will Swaim is the CEO of the California Policy Center and, with David L. Bahnsen, a co-host of National Review’s Radio Free California podcast.

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Last Saturday, an early-morning blaze near a Los Angeles homeless encampment quickly engulfed the I-10 freeway. It burned with such intensity that it closed one of the nation’s busiest interstates, the primary route linking the sprawling city’s Eastside with its more famous beaches.

The fire has also threatened the already dicey reputations of two of California’s most prominent officials.