Author Archives: Luke Ford

About Luke Ford

I've written five books (see Amazon.com). My work has been covered in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and on 60 Minutes. I teach Alexander Technique in Beverly Hills (Alexander90210.com).

California Democrats See Their Political Ambitions Go Up In Smoke (1-17-25)

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Luke Ford

01:00 California symbolizes Democratic party governance 05:30 LAFD administrators call for chief’s retirement, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVJ4_g4VJqI 08:20 Fire Department DEI Explained (by a firefighter), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ormDCbI37Zo 14:00 Female firefighters, https://technium.substack.com/p/firemen-firewomen-and-firefighting 20:00 ‘No one can find a rental, it’s insane’: Real estate mogul, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dNkr6wJdZA … Continue reading →

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California Burning (1-16-25)

Posted on January 16, 2025 by Luke Ford

01:00 Real talk vs tv news talk, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYDQLQOl8f004:00 Karine Jean-Pierre was not selected as White House press secretary for her excellence12:00 NYT: We Have to Stop Underwriting People Who Move to Climate Danger Zones, https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/opinion/la-fires-climate-home-insurance.html15:00 Los Angeles mayor facing growing … Continue reading →

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Is LA Doomed? (1-15-25)

Posted on January 15, 2025 by Luke Ford

01:00 NR: Mayor Karen Bass Partied While Her City Burned, https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/mayor-karen-bass-partied-while-her-city-burned/04:00 LAT: L.A. fire officials could have put engines in the Palisades before the fire broke out. They didn’t, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-14/firefighters-lafd-response-lack-of-staff-engines-pacific-palisades-fire11:00 L.A. Mayor Karen Bass is Bad in a Crisis. Here’s … Continue reading →

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LAT: L.A. fire officials could have put engines in the Palisades before the fire broke out. They didn’t

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Luke Ford

Kudos to the Los Angeles Times for this important story: As the Los Angeles Fire Department faced extraordinary warnings of life-threatening winds, top commanders decided not to assign for emergency deployment roughly 1,000 available firefighters and dozens of water-carrying engines … Continue reading →

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The Dog Who Didn’t Bark – Nobody Argues California Has Great Governance (1-14-25)

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Luke Ford

01:00 NR: Why Did California Cut Fire Prevention Spending While Keeping a Rainy-Day Fund?, https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/why-did-california-cut-fire-prevention-spending-while-keeping-a-rainy-day-fund/12:15 The FBI is terrible at background checks, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtgtSNMGBt014:50 Jonathan Haidt is wrong about morality | Prof Kurt Gray, https://www.aporiamagazine.com/p/jonathan-haidt-is-wrong-about-morality19:00 Alpha: Eddie Gallagher and the War … Continue reading →

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