We're Gonna Take Bold Action to Put an End to This Problem Immedi-- uh....

On November 11, Los Angeles had a giant fire that badly damaged one of our most important freeways, forcing its prolonged closure.

On November 12, California Governor Gavin Newsom, joined by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and other state and local officials, promised a major effort to clean up illegal storage yards and garbage-strewn homeless encampments near the freeways, immediately reducing the fire risk.

So! How’s it going? Let’s check!

Must be a one-off, right? Hmm.

Let’s go check out the LA Incident Tracker, just to make sure we really get it. How has the last, say, twenty minutes gone?

Problem solved! Bold leadership works! Newsom 2024!

UPDATED:

And then, just a few minutes later….