Los Angeles Slaps Climate Alarmists with Budget Reality — Cue the Outrage Meltdown
14 hours ago Charles Rotter 21 Comments
https://laist.com/brief/news/climate-environment/la-mayor-karen-bass-proposed-budget-landmark-climate-action-officeIt finally happened. In a world where cities trip over themselves to virtue-signal their carbon neutrality pledges and heat czar appointments, Los Angeles—yes, that Los Angeles—just committed what the climate faithful might call a mortal sin: budget cuts to the climate bureaucracy. The horror!
Mayor Karen Bass’ proposed budget has the audacity to cut funding for the city’s Climate Emergency Mobilization Office. The office’s apparent mission? Mobilizing against an “emergency” so dire, it needed its own bureaucratic silo and, naturally, a “chief heat officer.” That’s not satire. That was a real job.
But now? Eight positions—poof—gone. Including the top-tier post that kept a watchful eye on the sun for its inequitable rays. The backlash has been predictably unhinged, culminating in this gem of a lament:
“Not only did we just go through the worst fires we’ve seen in a long time, but all the environmental justice organizations that are trying to fight climate change consistently in Los Angeles now just got told that this is not as important as the other things we have to pay for.”
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2025/05/05/los-angeles-slaps-climate-alarmists-with-budget-reality-cue-the-outrage-meltdown/
