{"id":2388567,"date":"2025-01-09T20:03:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T01:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-woman-begs-newsom-for-answers-on-fire-crisis-why-was-there-no-water-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-09T20:04:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T01:04:01","slug":"california-woman-begs-newsom-for-answers-on-fire-crisis-why-was-there-no-water-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-woman-begs-newsom-for-answers-on-fire-crisis-why-was-there-no-water-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"California woman begs Newsom for answers on fire crisis: \u2018Why was there no water?\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-woman-begs-newsom-for-answers-on-fire-crisis-why-was-there-no-water-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2388567&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In\u2063 California, a woman named Rachel Darvish confronted Governor\u200d Gavin Newsom after \u2063losing her \u2062home in teh Palisades Fire. During his visit \u2064to assess\u200d the damage, Darvish demanded answers\u200d regarding the lack of water during the\u200c fire \u200ccrisis, expressing her frustration about the situation. Darvish,an attorney and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/recalling-governor-newsom-can-restore-californias-promise\/\" title=\"Recalling Governor Newsom Can Restore California\u2019s Promise\">lifelong resident<\/a> of the Palisades,emphasized her concern about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-mocked-trump-for-hiding-in-his-bunker-after-antifa-and-black-lives-matter-insurrectionists-tried-to-storm-the-white-house-last-year-injuring-dozens-of-cops\/\" title=\"Biden Mocked Trump for \u2018Hiding in His Bunker\u2019 After Antifa and Black Lives Matter Insurrectionists Tried to Storm the White House Last Year, Injuring Dozens of Cops\">emergency response<\/a> and the availability \u2062of resources during such devastating events. Her plea highlights the ongoing challenges and concerns regarding fire management and disaster preparedness in California.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">California woman begs Newsom for answers on fire crisis: &lsquo;Why was there no water?&rsquo;&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1931640\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">California<\/a> woman who said she lost her house in the Palisades Fire confronted Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA) as he was preparing to leave after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-calls-crimea-bridge-blast-terrorism\/\" title=\"Putin Calls Crimea Bridge Blast Terrorism\">examining damage<\/a> to the area.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The woman, attorney Rachel Darvish, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/california-wild-fires-furious-palisades-resident-challenges-governor-gavin-newsom-over-disaster-response-13286220\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told<\/a> Sky News she lived in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3281312\/newsom-hydrant-problems-local-folks-wildfires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Palisades<\/a> all her life but lost her home to the devastating wildfire, which has covered 17,234 acres as of Thursday evening. She added that her daughter&rsquo;s school burned down.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">California Governor Gavin Newsom, left, surveys damage in Pacific Palisades with CalFire&rsquo;s Nick Schuler, center, and Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) during the Palisades Fire, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Pacific Palisades, California. (Jeff Gritchen\/The Orange County Register via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Darvish rushed up to Newsom <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jacobkschneider\/status\/1877458305599053852\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">in a video<\/a> taken by the outlet and asked him what he was doing. Newsom gestured to his phone and said he was &ldquo;literally talking to the president right now to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">specifically answer<\/a> the question of what we can do for you and your daughter.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The woman requested to hear Newsom&rsquo;s call with President Joe Biden, but he said there was no cell service and that was what he was looking to obtain. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m doing that right now and it&rsquo;s to immediately get reimbursements, individual assistance, and to help you out&hellip; I&rsquo;m devastated for you, I&rsquo;m so sorry, especially for your daughter. I have four kids, losing a school&hellip;&rdquo; Newsom said, before being cut off by Darvish, who pointed to a burned school.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everyone who went to school there, they lost their home,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;They lost two homes because they were living in one and building another.&rdquo; Darvish then asked what he was going to do, before lamenting the lack of water in the Palisades area&rsquo;s fire hydrants, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3281312\/newsom-hydrant-problems-local-folks-wildfires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">point of criticism<\/a> against authorities in the area.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why was there no water in the hydrants, Governor? Is it going to be different next time?&rdquo; she asked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It has to be. Has to be, of course,&rdquo; Newsom responded.<\/p>\n<p>Darvish again asked Newsom specifically what he was going to do to offer assistance to people, offering to fill the hydrants with water herself. &ldquo;Would you do that?&rdquo; she asked the governor.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would do whatever I can,&rdquo; he responded before Darvish interrupted, &ldquo;But you&rsquo;re not!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Newsom then ended the conversation, stepping into his vehicle and saying he was going to make the call to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-says-no-soldiers-died-on-his-watch-forgets-13-marines-killed-in-kabul\/\" title=\"Watch: Biden Says No Soldiers Died on His Watch, Forgets 13 Marines Killed in Kabul\">president &#038;ldquo<\/a>;to address everything I can right now including making sure people are safe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The governor of California has been heavily criticized for his response to the fires, including by President-elect Donald Trump, who has called him &ldquo;incompetent.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The two largest fires in Los Angeles, the Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire, cover a combined more than 30,000 acres and are 0% contained. There are four other major fires, including the Hurst, Lidia, Kenneth, and Sunset fires.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1931640\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1931640\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California woman confronts Newsom: &#8216;Why was there no water?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2388568,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Gavin-Newsom-fires.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4045,48217,3678,48234],"class_list":["post-2388567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-california","tag-fire-crisis","tag-newsom","tag-water-shortage"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Gavin-Newsom-fires.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2388567"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2388571,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388567\/revisions\/2388571"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2388568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2388567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2388567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2388567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}