As wildfires caused at least two dozen deaths and billions of dollars in damages, some social media users accused Gov. Gavin Newsom of slashing money to prevent fires. Many posts including by Fox News stated Newsom cut about $100 million in fire prevention from the state’s budget months before the Los Angeles fires.

A California lawmaker is urging leaders to learn from their mistakes from previous California wildfires and unite to come up with a solution to wildfire prevention.