That was my point. Forest management isn't bad, because there never was a management plan in the urban interface to start with. There never was a plan, because there truly isn't a viable plan with this type of ecosystem. These hills are covered in heavy fire sensitive brush and grasses, that are supposed to be there. Money, through development, took precedence, ignoring the fire science of the area. That is what really happened. And Jerry Brown is taking the fall for something he had nothing to do with.
Getting rid of fuel loads in urban interface areas, is an unbelievably difficult, if not impossible undertaking There are too many limiting factors that make that task an almost a never ending process. And without the cooperation from every household in the hills, with money, it only takes a few people letting that fuel load pile up to create a potential catastrophe. There is also the problem with erosion and mud slides due to too much clearing. These areas are too sensitive for development. That is the reality.
Bottom line, these developed areas should have never been developed to begin with. And again, Brown had nothing to do with that. Money did.
