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Gavin Newsom: “We have 10x the investments, 10x the investments in this…”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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California Governor's Address on Wildfire Management and Federal Aid

Published | Video Starts at 06:26

We created a new wildfire task force that led to an action plan with 99 specific wildfire action plans. We need to put a new dashboard up to make us more accountable to achieving our goals. We have 10x the investments, 10x the investments in this space. Two and a half billion dollars has been invested. Over 2,200 projects have been completed or are underway. 1.9 million acres were treated just between 2021 and 2023. 730,000 acres in calendar year 2023 alone. (06:26–06:34)

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Asserts that California has increased investments in vegetation and forest management by tenfold, totaling $2.5 billion.

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