Karen Bass: “If the city and the county had acted differently and had…”

“Do you think that knowing what we know now, looking back, that this fire could have either been prevented or way, way, way less in terms of its damage, if the city would have acted differently? Well, I think If the city and the county had acted differently and had prepared. Let me tell you what happens in a normal weather emergency is that both the county and the city come together. Our fire departments, our emergency services, we brief.” (09:08–09:13)

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