A review of last year's California state budget shows California Gov. Gavin Newsom cut funding for wildfire and forest resilience by more than $100 million. The budget, signed in June and covering the 2024-25 fiscal year, eliminated $101 million from seven "wildfire and forest resilience" programs, according to a report from Newsweek.- Cal Fire had a $5 million reduction in spending on fuel reduction teams, including funds used to pay for vegetation management work by the California National Guard, the report noted.- Other changes: $28 million cut from multiple state conservancies that expand wildfire resilience $12 million cut from a "home hardening" experiment that would protect homes from wildfires $8 million cut from monitoring and research spending, mostly dedicated to Cal Fire and state universities $4 million cut from the forest legacy program, which encourages landowners to manage their properties $3 million cut from funding for an inter-agency forest data hub --https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gov-newsom-cut-fire-budget-100m-months-lethal-california-fires
