<![CDATA[The Los Angeles wildfires have laid bare the staggering incompetence of government officials at every level, from state leaders to local authorities. For the past week, we’ve been exposing the gross mismanagement and corruption that not only created but worsened this crisis. The revelations keep coming, each one highlighting new ways in which officials failed to safeguard the lives and property of the people who trusted them to act responsibly.]]>