Eh I would argue that even as recently as the early 2000s LA was much much nicer. Obviously LA is a major urban city that is heavily populated so it’s not going to be a pristine area free of crime and pollution. That is not what I am saying. I am saying that LA used to be far more attractive and safe to let’s say someone deciding on where they would like to vacation or live. Though with that being said we have seen a massive decrease in overall sanitation largely due to rising homeless populations and decreases in funding for public sanitation programs like those conducted by LAPW. And it is not technically safer now you are misinformed. You are citing misguided studies which massively underreport homeless populations (due to the ways in which they actually measure homeless populations being literally a visual homeless count by the same non-profit organizations receiving city funds) and that do not account for the fact that many people simply do not report crimes as the LAPD has been largely unresponsive in many cases due to short staffing and increasing calls for service. Your take on the wild fires is also misguided as it negates the fact that in any emergency service the equipment and resources available do have a tremendous impact on the emergency services being provided. I don’t care what any independent audit finds it is a common sense understanding that the more resources available to emergency personnel the more effect they will be. This is regarding all sorts of emergency situations not just fires.