<i<Convincing yourself that lack of water was not and is not an issue is just plain stupid.

CA hasn’t built any major water retention projects since New Melonies in 1979. Despite the loud and hysterical denials by some people here desperate to avoid blue blame, CA has done an insanely bad job of land management and water resources planning since the 1980’s.

Let me see, firefighters faced a lack of water pressure in fighting very large and wind-whipped fires. The lack of water pressure is due to hundreds of fire fighting equipment being hooked up to the system, and all those openings drew off water reducing the pressure.
Maybe we could put repeater pressurizers and a variable pump at the entry to the water main and have them all monitored and controlled by computer, forcing more water through but making sure there isn't too much water pressure in any one spot. Replace broken and leaking water mains.

The water does appear to be there, but I'd like to see the report.

C'mon Trump. Loan CA $100 billion. :)