Adam Carolla on Calif. Fire Recovery: ‘Nothing Is Going On’
Podcaster holds Gov. Newsom, Mayor Bass accountable for slow recovery effort
Adam Carolla cracks wise on podcasts, interviews and via comedy club stages.
He gets serious when the subject of the California wildfires comes up. And he’s not just bloviating on the subject.
He lives in the greater Los Angeles area and routinely tours the neighborhoods to see how they’re bouncing back after wildfires destroyed thousands of homes in January.
So far, not so good.
“Clearing the debris is one part of the job, and it’s fairly easy and simple. What they haven’t touched is the foundation,” Carolla said in an update shared on “The Adam Carolla Show” podcast.
He filmed the region before they cleared out the debris and damage, hours after he was forced to flee his home. Now, six months later, he’s revisiting the fire-stricken vistas to see what kind of progress has been made, camera in hand.
The comedian paired the initial footage with the latest visuals to show the progress to date.
Or lack thereof.
Carolla’s initial video, recorded from a hotel room after he fled his Malibu home, said the city’s blue denizens were in for a shock. Pulling permits under Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration would be a nightmare.
“You get what you deserve,” he said at the time.
Now, that’s playing out in real time.
Carolla has been a steady Newsom critic since the pair locked horns in a 2013 interview on his program.
