Hollywood Hills evacuated as wildfires threaten LA landmarks

It's astonishing that what happened during this experience was that we found out that none of us was a celebrity. None of us is a poor person or rich person, a Democrat or a Republican. We were just neighbors just really helping each other,

he said tearfully on Fox News on Wednesday night

Laura Ingrahamfox News host

I had smoke alarms going off in my house and a fire truck parked in front of my house, but they couldn’t pump any water. There was none because they didn’t put them in the reservoirs, OK

the actor said to Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Wednesday night

It was an extraordinary experience of realizing how essential good neighbors, good friends, and good relatives are to have,

he said as he shared the outpouring of support for him as he lost his house

There is no possession as priceless as friends and good neighbors during a tragedy. I can’t believe the blessings we enjoy, and I am humbly grateful,

he said on social media in response to everyone sharing their prayers and concerns

I took this last night from our beautiful little home in the Palisades. Now all the fire alarms are going off at once remotely, ... It tests your soul, losing everything at once, I must say."

Woods wrote, adding

If it is true that things were handled this way,

he continued, referring to California's state and local leaders

Bill Essayliassembly member

We have to end bad environmental policies that have prevented us from managing our wild lands.”

Assembly member Bill Essayli, a Republican from Riverside known for rabble-rousing, added

I will demand that this incompetent governor allow beautiful, clean, fresh water to FLOW INTO CALIFORNIA!,

Trump wrote on Truth Social

Governor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of water, from excess rain and snow melt from the North, to flow daily into many parts of California, including the areas that are currently burning in a virtually apocalyptic way,

Trump fumed on Truth Social

Elon Musktesla CEO

They prioritized DEI over saving lives and homes,

Musk wrote, without offering further evidence or explanation

Money was spent on cloud seeding to ‘increase rainfall’ even though California has no infrastructure to support it. 80% of rainfall flows back into the ocean,

it said

James Gallagher (California politician)assemblyman

The Democrats who control this state, have been in charge of the legislature, and hold every statewide office have failed to take care of forestry management in California,

Assemblyman James Gallagher said on Fox News in 2020.

There is no such document as the water restoration declaration – that is pure fiction. The Governor is focused on protecting people, not playing politics, and making sure firefighters have all the resources they need,

Gardon added

Every year, as the fire’s rage & California burns, it is the same thing-and then he comes to the Federal Government for $$$ help. No more. Get your act together Governor. You don’t see close to the level of burn in other states,

the thread continued

The investigation found Newsom overstated, by an astounding 690%, the number of acres treated with fuel breaks and prescribed burns in the very forestry projects he said needed to be prioritized to protect the state’s most vulnerable communities,

Scott Rodd wrote of the findings in 2021

You don’t believe in climate change. You are excused from this conversation,

Newsom shot back at Trump in 2019, for example, after the president slammed him for his wildfire leadership

We’re successfully waging war against thousands of fires started across the state in the last few weeks due to extreme weather created by climate change while Trump is conducting a full on assault against the antidotes,

Newsom said in response to Trump’s message, the Washington Post reported at the time

California has deployed 1400% firefighting personnel & hundreds of propositioned assets to combat these unprecedented fires in LA,

Newsom said on X this week

Billions of dollars are sent to the State of California for Forest fires that, with proper Forest Management, would never happen. Unless they get their act together, which is unlikely, I have ordered FEMA to send no more money. It is a disgraceful situation in lives & money!"

he posted to X that year

We’re focused on protecting lives and battling these blazes – not playing politics."

Newsom's director of communications Izzy Gardon told Fox Digital in response to Trump's Truth Social