Austin Beutner: Los Angeles is a city in crisis

January 7th marks the one year anniversary of the tragic fires in Pacific Palisades. 12 people died, thousands of families lost their homes and another 10,000 people lost their jobs. Damages will exceed $50 billion.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says the buck stops with her. It’s time she starts acting like it.

It’s become increasingly clear, this wasn’t a “natural disaster.” The fire was started by an individual and much of the destruction could have been prevented. Federal officials say the cause was a holdover...