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Kenneth A. Regas's avatar

The way to keep Los Angeles County from burning down is to INTEND TO. It's the same as for eliminating homelessness. Our ancestors, who were less prosperous, didn't tolerate camping on public and private property without permission. They called it vagrancy and dealt with it as a criminal matter. (They also funded state hospitals for those incapable of living as functioning adults.) As a result, they could have, as Steve would say, "nice things."

Similarly, if asked to guide public policy now from Heaven, they would see that significant public resources were put to clearing brush, controlled burns, pre-positioned fire-fighting resources, and so on. Fewer resources for, well, you know - name the latest progressive obsessions.

California needs simple competence, which is, unfortunately, in short supply.

Ken

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SJ's avatar

The drunken LA advice columnist in Waugh’s “The Loved One” seems almost entirely lifted from West’s “Miss Lonelyhearts”.

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