SACRAMENTO – Senator Ben Allen (D-Pacific Palisades) responds to the Los Angeles Times reporting of a CalOES memo that considered cutting wildfire soil testing in California.

“Our job as public officials is to keep our communities safe and healthy. This is especially true for disaster survivors who need to know the home and community they are returning to are safe. Any consideration of moving away from soil testing is deeply out of line and out of touch with these basic needs. This policy will be top of mind for me as the Senate eventually considers a vote to approve the next CalOES Director nominee.”