The hellish wildfires in southern California are still raging. More homes and businesses are being destroyed, and more lives are being lost. The death toll now stands at 24. Politicians in California have plenty of excuses. Climate change tops the list. Meanwhile, the long list of failures caused by gross incompetence at every level of California’s government is shocking. California is entirely run by the left. The woke left controls every center of power in the state.  The governor is a liberal Democrat. Liberal Democrats have a supermajority in the state legislature. The mayor of Los Angeles is a liberal Democrat. And how many Republicans are on L.A.’s 15-member city council? None. Nada. Zero. Zilch. Fighting wildfires doesn’t seem to be a big priority for the left. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest budget cut $100 million from wildfire prevention programs. Mayor Karen Bass cut $17 million from her fire department. So, where were all those tax dollars going?