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   From: leroysoetoro@americans-first.com   
      
   https://redstate.com/beckynoble/2025/07/22/some-new-answers-to-where-   
   california-fireaid-concert-money-is-going-and-its-a-bit-like-youd-expect-   
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   As residents of Pacific Palisades and Altadena were starting the process   
   of rebuilding their homes and lives in the aftermath of the horrific   
   wildfires that raced through the Southern California communities in   
   January, Americans from all walks of life stepped up to help, donating   
   money and supplies to those affected. Hollywood stepped up, too, with many   
   musicians donating their time for a benefit concert called "FireAid." The   
   concert raised roughly $100 million, but many fire victims are now   
   questioning where all the money meant to help them has gone. There are   
   some curious new answers, and Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) has asked Attorney   
   General Pam Bondi to investigate.   
      
      
   I brought you the story of the scandal over FireAid funds for California   
   fire victims on July 18. Pacific Palisades investigative reporter and   
   editor of the local publication "Circling the News," Sue Pasco, was asked   
   by a reader how they might access some of the funds raised. Pasco said she   
   would look into it and found quite an interesting situation. Individual   
   fire victims cannot access funds themselves. The money is distributed   
   through a series of non-profit organizations. Local ABC News affiliate   
   KABC did some digging and discovered that, while some individual fire   
   victims were getting assistance, they are only receiving that assistance   
   through the non-profits that received funds raised from the concert. But   
   who exactly are those non-profit organizations?   
      
   READ MORE: Seven Months Later, CA Wildfire Victims Are Asking, 'Where's   
   the FireAid Concert Money?'   
      
   One group, "The Change Reaction," is giving direct assistance to fire   
   victims. Others include "Door of Hope," which provides financial   
   assistance to help victims pay for rent, and the Pasadena Humane Society   
   is using $250,000 of FireAid money to treat and house pets left homeless   
   by the fire.   
      
   Other groups, however, seem to have a rather flimsy connection to fire   
   relief efforts and are more involved with - wait for it - promoting   
   leftist political thought.   
      
   One of those groups is called the "California Native Vote Project." Their   
   focus, to encourage Native Americans to participate in the political   
   process. What does that have to do with fire assistance? Exactly. The Fire   
   Aid website describes their mission as:   
      
   "Financial assistance for displaced and affected Native families, expanded   
   healing and mental health services, and distribution of critical health &   
   safety resources."   
      
   According to Census data, there are 16 Native Americans out of 23,000   
   residents living in Pacific Palisades, and in Altadena, which was affected   
   by the Eaton fire, there are 46 Native Americans out of 43,000 residents,   
   for a grand total of 62 people. The California Native Vote Project bills   
   itself as nonpartisan, but a quick perusal of its website says otherwise.   
   They brag about helping to get a local Christopher Columbus statue   
   removed, and proclaim they "stand with the undocumented population."   
      
      
   Then, there is the "Instituto de Educación Popular del Sur de California"   
   (IDEPSCA), quite a mouthful for this Midwesterner. Their role in assisting   
   wildfire victims may need more explaining than the California Native Vote   
   Project. Their mission, according to their website, is   
      
   "To create a more humane and democratic society by responding to the needs   
   and problems of disenfranchised people through leadership development and   
   educational programs based on Popular Education methodology. Specifically   
   our goal is to organize and educate immigrants concerned with solving   
   problems in their own communities."   
      
   ALSO READ: Wildfire ActBlue 'Donation' Scandal Explodes, Elizabeth Warren   
   Implicated While Obama Bros Go Berserk   
      
   Again, what does any of that have to do with assisting wildfire victims?   
   Sure seems like the answer to that is nothing, and has the look of both   
   organizations seizing an opportunity to push an agenda, not help people   
   who need it. And while most nonprofits do great work, the setup of funds   
   going directly to them is too much temptation for fraud. During a recent   
   interview, Sue Pasco stated of that setup bluntly, "I think they're not   
   helping the victims at all." (You can follow Sue Pasco's great work on   
   getting a fair shake for California wildfire victims at   
   circlingthenews.com.)   
      
      
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