To the editor: Maybe contributor Scott Jennings is unaware of what’s going on in Washington today (“President Trump came through for Los Angeles,” March 4). In his fawning evaluation of President Trump’s response to the cleanup of the Los Angeles wildfires, he talked about that Trump’s govt order known as for the Environmental Safety Company to expedite efforts to take away contaminated particles. As he was writing his assault on “pearl-clutching” Democrats, the Trump administration was firing EPA officers and decimating environmental rules with hurricane velocity. Will the EPA even be right here for the following catastrophe?
Constance Mallinson, Woodland Hills
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To the editor: It’s good to learn a optimistic article on President Trump coming via for Los Angeles fireplace victims and the state by spearheading a record-breaking cleanup of properties led by the Environmental Safety Company. California officers have acknowledged the great working rapport that they’ve had with the federal staff. I don’t imply to sound ungrateful, however I can not consider every other optimistic accomplishment of Trump in the course of the first month of his second presidency.
Lynn Lorenz, Newport Seaside
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To the editor: So Los Angeles suffers the worst fireplace catastrophe in its historical past and the president indicators an order to assist with federal sources. In what sort of political world can we reside in the place success of a typical presidential obligation ought to deserve such a prolonged encomium within the opinion part of the L.A. Instances?
Brian Kehlenbach, Lengthy Seaside
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To the editor: Jennings makes a comparability of the time it took to clear the burn areas in L.A. with the hassle after the Maui fires. He says the L.A. cleanup was completed in a “Herculean” 30 days, evaluating it to the 128 days it took for cleanup on Maui. Evaluating the power to scrub up the fireplace areas in Los Angeles — which is positioned in California, a considerably bigger land mass with much more accessible sources than on Maui, a small island in the course of the Pacific Ocean — is totally pointless until one is barely considering scoring low-cost political factors fairly than working towards constructing a greater, safer and extra equitable society for all Individuals.
Richard Flory, Newport Seaside
The author is the chief director of the USC Heart for Faith and Civic Tradition.
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To the editor: Offering sources for catastrophe restoration is a part of the job — and, on this case, a simple public relations gimme for the president. The fireplace reduction doesn’t contest or confront his aversion to contemplating the welfare of the American individuals forward of his personal private grievances and self-aggrandizing targets.
Pleasure Rockport, Valley Glen
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To the editor: Why have been individuals involved that Trump wouldn’t assist California after the disastrous fires? Why have been we “clutching our pearls?” (Extra probably our crystals.) As a result of he warned us he wouldn’t assist. That’s why. He instructed any help could be contingent on higher habits. Quid professional — Trump is facile with that. So whereas I’m grateful for the help that has come from the president, I’m additionally grateful to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who publicly invited Trump to return go to and see for himself the devastation. Our governor seemed previous the entire many occasions Trump has denigrated him and our state. Newsom acted the statesman.
Ruth Silveira, Los Angeles
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To the editor: The White Home ought to take into consideration giving Jennings some kind of extremely seen job within the administration. He’s so darn adept at folding stuff over and ensuring that no gentle shines on sure features and particulars that I feel he’d make a very welcome addition to the employees.
Doug Stokes, Duarte
