While the news media is focused on the anti-ICE protests happening in Minnesota, there was another protest happening on the west coast that did not get nearly as much attention.

The people of the Pacific Palisades held a protest to speak out against the non-existent rebuilding in the area, a full year after wildfires destroyed thousands of homes and businesses.

The people there are demanding an end to red tape, fees, and other things standing in the way of recovery, as well as the leaders who are not doing their jobs.

The national media doesn’t want to cover this because the leaders in question are Democrats.

FOX News reports:

‘They let us burn’: Palisades Fire victims protest leadership one year after catastrophic wildfires

Palisades Fire survivors protested Wednesday to demand accountability from elected officials on the one-year anniversary of one of California’s most destructive wildfires.

“We didn’t have water, we didn’t have reservoirs, we didn’t have personnel, and there was no emergency response,” said Jeremy Padawer, organizer of the “They let us burn” rally.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and fire officials were among the leaders and agencies targeted by the demonstrators. However, Padawer said it was not a politically motivated gathering.

“It’s just crazy to think that we just didn’t even have the resources here in a city that is known to have fire danger in the past years,” Palisades resident Chad Skowron said.

Los Angeles city councilmember Traci Park was among the rally’s featured speakers. She told Fox News Digital that LA had been “not well prepared” for the disaster.

“These are constituents who feel that they were really, in many ways, let down on January 7th, 2025,” Park said. “All of the systems that we desperately needed to work on that day in history failed around them.”

Many of the hundreds of rallygoers took aim at California leaders like Newsom and Bass, including fire victim Skowron.

“You’re out of here,” he told Fox News Digital. “There’s no chance you’re getting re-elected.”

Here’s a video report from CBS News in Los Angeles:

The anger felt by these people is completely justified.

One year later. This is the first protest I’ve been to where there are as many people crying as cheering and chanting. One of the only chances we have had to express our grief and frustration together. Thanks ⁦@JeremyCom⁩ #PalisadesFire pic.twitter.com/t7avOKUUVT

— Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) January 7, 2026

Protest signs in Pacific Palisades #PalisadesFire pic.twitter.com/bF7bYSUjHr

— Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) January 7, 2026

One year after the Palisades fire, nearly 1000 residents gathered in the village Square to express their dissatisfaction with recovery efforts. Many carried signs reading “They let us Burn”. Speakers called for reforms to speed up rebuilding. @knxnews pic.twitter.com/zInTf6LL7O

— Pete Demetriou (@knxpete) January 7, 2026

Karen Bass and Gavin Newsom should have resigned in disgrace over this months ago.

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