Pastor Jack Hibbs of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills took goal on the state’s Democrat management, holding them accountable for the continued wildfire crises and accusing them of coverage failures, mismanagement, and corruption.
His critique painted a damning image of a state he described as held hostage by a Democrat supermajority, the place reckless insurance policies and blatant mismanagement have led to catastrophic outcomes.
Los Angeles County is grappling with a number of wildfires which have claimed a minimum of 16 lives, left 16 people lacking, and compelled roughly 150,000 residents to evacuate their houses.
The fires have scorched over 62 sq. miles, destroying 1000’s of buildings and inflicting financial losses estimated between $135 billion and $150 billion, based on AP.
Originating within the Pacific Palisades space, this fireplace has consumed 23,713 acres and over 5,000 buildings, with containment at 11%, based on the New York Post.
Chatting with his congregation, Hibbs tore into California’s Democrat management, laying the blame for the state’s wildfire crises and infrastructure failures squarely at their toes.
Hibbs accused California’s management of diverting billions of taxpayer {dollars} meant for infrastructure enhancements to fund pet tasks steeped in progressive ideologies.
These funds, he asserted, might have been used to modernize the state’s water programs, fortify reservoirs, and construct fire-resistant infrastructure. As a substitute, they have been squandered on “woke nonsense.”
Beneath is the transcript:
“I’ve a bomb to drop proper now. We’ve watched absolutely the publicity of essentially the most incompetent… No person can conceal from this. No person can conceal from this. There’s no excuse. That is the wealthiest state within the nation.
We pay essentially the most in taxes, essentially the most for fuel, essentially the most for electrical energy—you identify it. If it’s in California, we pay essentially the most for it. Why? Due to our authorities. Why? Due to issues that Sacramento does—as a result of they’ll.
The flag of this state is an absolute, abject lie. The flag says, “California Republic.” It’s not.
A republic is the place the individuals determine and have their means. What has occurred to California? Show me improper.
I problem you at the moment for those who don’t like what I’m about to say: California has been beneath unmitigated Democrat management—100% energy management.
A Democrat supermajority. What does that imply? It means no person can oppose their decision-making.
Now you’ve obtained a scenario the place a disaster got here, and the billions of {dollars} you and I gave have been diverted to different woke, silly Democrat tasks. That’s not hyperbole—it’s a truth.
You don’t prefer it? Change your occasion. Should you don’t prefer it, change one thing. I’m upset and indignant, and it’s the correct of anger.
Let me let you know this: Whenever you open up a hearth hydrant and nothing comes out, and Joe Biden says, “It’s as a result of we’d like electrical energy,” it’s outrageous.
It was turned off for the hearth hydrant to work. In some instances, that is perhaps true—if the hearth hydrants are on prime of a mountain, you want a motor to drive the water up. However that’s extraordinarily uncommon, and it wasn’t the case in these fires.
Unhealthy administration. Horrific politicians who took your cash and took journeys—like Karen Bass, the mayor of Los Angeles. She determined to go to Africa the week of the fires, on a bit journey that you simply paid for.
She was actually put out when she was advised to return residence. It didn’t look good. It appeared very unhealthy. You’ve obtained Gavin Newsom flying down right here, then laughing it up at a command middle whereas being caught on tape.
All this whereas he spends tens of millions—in all probability your {dollars}—to purchase himself a brand new home.
It’s time to switch the management in California. You don’t want any extra examples. These fires might have been stopped.
We’re in California. We’ve the Santa Ana winds. Southern California is predominantly arid. We all know this; we’ve identified this for a whole bunch and a whole bunch of years.
However let me ask you one thing: what have we carried out to strengthen the infrastructure of our water system? Reply: nothing. We’ve carried out the precise reverse.
We’ve constructed houses, however the system that’s in place now was constructed when California had half its present inhabitants.
We by no means beefed up our reservoirs, by no means constructed new dams, and by no means held onto the water as a result of Gavin Newsom, Jerry Brown, Dianne Feinstein, Barbara Boxer, and Nancy Pelosi thought it was an incredible concept to ship water out to the ocean.
I reached out to a specific man who can do one thing about it, and I stated, “Guess what? I’ve spent quite a lot of time in Israel. Israel is a water-independent nation, and Israel attracts water from the Mediterranean. Why don’t you run for governor and construct desalination crops in California? If Israel can do it, we will do it. Let’s make California a water-independent state. We’ve obtained the largest water provide off the coast of California, and we will construct programs to make use of it. We will study from the Romans; we will study from Israel.”
California by no means has to fret once more.
I don’t assume I’ve the video, however I used to be so mad after I noticed an LA County firefighter working over to a dripping, damaged faucet from somebody’s home with what appeared like a potted plant holder.
He waited for it to replenish, then ran about 60 toes to the place a home was on fireplace and poured two gallons of water on it. I believed, This can be a third-world state. It’s unacceptable. Both repair it or give us our a refund.”
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That is what BOLDNESS within the pulpit appears like! pic.twitter.com/y5e7QSKKQg
— David J Harris Jr (@DavidJHarrisJr) January 12, 2025
