Actor and longtime resident of Los Angeles Zachary Levi voiced strong criticism as California grapples with devastating wildfires, calling on state leaders to be held accountable and describing the situation as “very personal” to him.
“This is the most devastating fire in the history of Los Angeles,” a visibly shaken Levi told “Jesse Watters Primetime” Wednesday night. “My family is from Ventura, California. I grew up there most of my life and then I was in LA for 15 years.”
He further compared the devastating forest fires on the news to “watching a post-apocalyptic war movie”.
Levi stated why he believed California Governor Gavin NewsomLos Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and state leadership should be held accountable.
“This is just incredibly bad management, incredibly bad leadership. I would go so far as to say it’s criminally negligent because, I mean, Gavin Newsom was either governor for five years or lieutenant governor before that for eight, nine years, some of the worst fires that we’ve ever had in California under that watch. He clearly knows that the biggest problem we’re having in California is the landslides that follow,” Levi explained.
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“And that they basically do nothing, but worse than nothing, when fire department budgets are cut, when they specifically, deliberately don’t do the work that could be done to avoid these problems or to be able to effectively serve them when they happen .”
“There’s something almost criminally intentional about this. Like, what are they doing? I don’t know,” Levi asked.
“I have no idea why they do or don’t do the things they do. But they have to be held accountable. This is not good leadership,” he added.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has faced heavy criticism for traveling to Ghana as her city struggles with devastating wildfires and her budget cuts to the LA Fire Department last year.
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“Shazaam!” The star also criticized Gov. Gavin Newsom’s “character,” referring to the infamous The incident in the French laundry during COVID-19, where Newsom was photographed dining with friends in violation of his country’s protocols.
“I mean, listen, you know, this is a man who’s in the middle of a pandemic, when people were locked up for going out and gathering. He was at the French Laundry having dinner with his friends. What does that say about the character of this man who did nothing to help people in California, I don’t believe it is,” Levi said. “And so I think there needs to be some kind of, you know, accountability that’s held by the leadership of not only California, but our nation, you know?”
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Levi says he considers fire insurance the “most criminal” aspect of the situation.
“I don’t know if you know this, but approximately 70% of the policyholders in Southern California who had fire insurance on their homes a few months ago, that insurance has been forfeited,” Levi stated. “The insurance company said, no, we’re not going to offer fire insurance anymore. What do they need to do in flood insurance and fire insurance? This is the fire hazard. Of course, that’s the insurance they need and they And just a few months ago, this not right in any way.”
He urged people to keep Southern Californians affected by the wildfires in their thoughts and prayers. “We need to send as much love, light and support as we can to everyone who is affected right now,” Levi said.
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