A new documentary is claiming that California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) essentially sat by and did nothing while the wildfires raged out of control. 

Breitbart News reports that the new documentary is titled "Paradise Abandoned."

A preview of it can be found online here.

Documentary Proves Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass Did Nothing as L.A. & Pacific Palisades Burned | Warner Todd Huston, Breitbart News

A new documentary shows how California’s Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom, the state legislature, and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass either sat idly by… pic.twitter.com/2vsTojWWBq

— Owen Gregorian (@OwenGregorian) November 30, 2025

Here's what to expect:

Breitbart provides a little overview of the documentary.

Per the outlet:

The documentary, entitled Paradise Abandoned, shows one resident after another testifying on film to the failures of government officials to respond to the fires to save their homes, even though the Pacific Palisades in particular was already identified as “a region of maximum fire risk” and yet no extra fire trucks or resources were deployed or close at hand to respond to the fires.

The outlet goes on to describe a particularly "galling" revelation from the film.

It reports:

One man interviewed in the film pointed out that Mayor Bass and Gov. Newsom were seen walking down the street as the Chase Bank Building was burning. Yet none of the firefighters flanking the officials lifted a finger to put the fire out. The Chase building burned to the ground while Newsom held a press conference feet away.

None of this should really be that surprising, given what we already know about the wildfire situation.

Recent findings

The New York Post recently published a report claiming that Newsom didn't just sit idly by but actually contributed to the situation that led to the wildfires.

The outlet reported:

Eleven months after the Palisades Fire destroyed thousands of Los Angeles homes, we may finally have the smoking gun linking Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration to the deadly blaze. A newly discovered “Wildfire Management Plan,” quietly issued by California State Parks just weeks before the Jan. 7 wildfire, states Newsom’s policy bluntly: “Unless specified otherwise, State Parks prefers to let Topanga State Park burn in a wildfire event” — disregarding the park’s proximity to residential neighborhoods.

The document dates back to December 2024.

It is only coming out now, thanks to an ongoing legal case, where it was found during the discovery process.

The Post notes that "Newsom has denied any state responsibility for the blaze," adding, "His office has even called residents who are suing the state 'opportunistic plaintiffs.'"