In late 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new program to dramatically speed up the state’s wildfire prevention work. But an investigation by CapRadio and The California Newsroom found the program hasn’t resulted in a single completed project.
In late 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new program to dramatically speed up the state’s wildfire prevention work. But a monthslong investigation found a bureaucratic bottleneck is holding up projects before shovels can even break ground.