10-31-2003, 10:36 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Sloats
You know, if those damn hippies would allow us to cut down and clear out the oversized trees, this wouldn't happen....
Or possibly, failed government bureaucracy is to blame...
http://www.latimes.com/la-me-fema31oct31,1,443306.story
Quote:SACRAMENTO — The Bush administration took six months to evaluate Gov. Gray Davis' emergency request last spring for $430 million to clear dead trees from fire-prone areas of Southern California.
The request was finally denied Oct. 24, only hours before wildfires roared out of control in what has become the largest fire disaster in California history.