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City of LA you want everyone to evacuate yet you have complete gridlock and not one traffic cop on the roads helping.
Sarah Michelle Geller said on her Instagram
We pay the highest taxes in California
Actress Sara Foster addedWhat I know from talking to the governor, there are concerns out there that there's also been a water shortage,
he said in a press briefing ThursdayThere is no such document as the water restoration declaration – that is pure fiction
a spokesperson for Newsom wroteMy number one focus and the focus of all of us here is we have to protect lives, save lives and save homes
Speaking at a press conference Thursday, she saidIt's always sad when I have to say this, but part of our responsibility is to make sure no one loots or steals from our residents or our community members who are already being impacted
He said
Those fights have been going on for a long time and they have not affected in any way water supply for firefighting in southern California,
Gleick said
We’re fighting a wildfire with urban water systems, and that is really challenging,
said Janisse Quiñones, CEO of the Los Angeles Department of Water and PowerI would ask that you turn off your water and turn off your gas, both things before you leave the residence so that we can continue to have that water supply for the hydrant system,
said Mark Pestrella, director of Los Angeles County Department of Public Works
You got thousands of homes destroyed, families destroyed, businesses destroyed. I think you can figure out a way to get more water in the hydrants. I don’t think there’s room for excuses here,
said Rick Caruso, a real estate developer and former commissioner with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, who came in second in the last Los Angeles mayors raceWe get it done. We pre-position resources, we staff up reserve engines,
he saidIt's not a matter of there's not enough water in Southern California, it's a matter of there's not enough water in that particular area of Southern California just for those few hours that you need it to fight the fires,
Lund added
There must be some things we can do to try to mitigate this. Please. Fire hydrants are empty. Firefighters are doing everything they can, but we need to do things more proactively before,
Chung, 57, told ReutersA firefight with multiple fire hydrants drawing water from the system for several hours is unsustainable,
said Mark Pestrella, director of Los Angeles County Public WorksIf everything catches fire at once, there's not going to be enough water for everybody,
he saidThe firefighters are there [in the neighbourhood], and there’s nothing they can do.”
The Times reported Rick Caruso, a former commissioner for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, saying
We had a tremendous demand on our system in the Palisades. We pushed the system to the extreme,
Quinones told the Los Angeles TimesThe Los Angeles Aqueducts, local groundwater, and supplemental water purchased from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California are the primary sources of water supply for the City of Los Angeles,
the LA DWP website saysThat’s why air support is so critical to the firefight. And unfortunately, wind and air visibility have prevented that support,
Pestrella said
I need our customers to really conserve water, not just in the Palisades area, but the whole system, because the fire department needs the water to fight the fires,
Quinones said