As wildfires caused at least two dozen deaths and billions of dollars in damages, some social media users accused Gov. Gavin Newsom of slashing money to prevent fires. Many posts including by Fox News stated Newsom cut about $100 million in fire prevention from the state’s budget months before the Los Angeles fires.

Gavin Newsom’s and Elon Musk’s rhetoric about California’s wildfire recovery efforts couldn’t be more different, except when it comes to one particularly polarizing state agency. The California Coastal Commission,