Actor: LA wildfires part of smart city plan

As Los Angeles firefighters struggle to contain the wildfires that have left 27 dead and destroyed over 10,000 structures, rumblings from some on social media suggest the disaster was not the result of government incompetence but part of a deliberate plan to turn LA into a “smart city.”

Smart cities employ technologies that constantly collect data on the environment and residents. They often include LED street lamps, for example, that are embedded with AI-powered surveillance cameras. Sensors planted in sidewalks can transmit data about foot traffic to authorities. Smart cities are usually major undertakings that require an overhaul of a city’s infrastructure. Some see the concept as a violation of privacy, particularly since advanced Internet of Things (IoT) technologies are often inconspicuous and operate incognito.

A smart 15-minute city

In December 2020, then-LA Mayor Eric Garcetti published SmartLA 2028, a plan to convert the megalopolis into a smart city for the 2028 Olympics. The plan proposes installing sensors to detect traffic, crime, graffiti, potholes, and more, in addition to over 5,000 high-speed 5G cellular access sites. Over 165,000 street lamps have been marked for conversion to smart LED street lights, and the LA Department of Water and Power aims to build a smart power grid.

The plan also appears to propose dividing LA into 15-minute communities. A 15-minute community is one where everything a resident needs is within a 15-minute walking distance, obviating the need for cars. The idea is being pushed by globalist elites, who present 15-minute communities as idyllic utopias that will save the climate by reducing private vehicles. Critics, however, refer to these as “climate ghettos” that allow authorities to restrict and control movement more efficiently.

“Los Angeles residents will experience an improved quality of life by leveraging technology to meet urban challenges,” says the SmartLA 2028 proposal. “No longer the ‘car capital of the world’, residents will choose how they wish to get around LA, using a single, digital payment platform, with choices like renovated Metro rail and bus systems or micro transit choices, such as on-demand LANow shuttles or dockless bicycles. Neighborhoods will again welcome the pedestrian and allow easy access to green space.”

One of the ways LA plans to implement this climate utopia is by improving its high-speed rail system. On January 7th, the day the wildfires began, Governor Newsom announced a California State Rail Plan that aims to fight climate change by reducing private car ownership, in alignment with SmartLA2028.

“We envision a 2050 future when passengers will travel nearly 200 million miles per day on an integrated zero-emission rail and transit network,” says the California State Rail Plan. “All regions of California will have well-designed connections into a world-class system, which will connect Californians to opportunity and will make the cost of car-ownership an option rather than a nearly-universal requirement for full inclusion in the state’s economy.”

‘Somebody knew it was coming’

It is unclear whether the railway will run through all the areas ravaged by the wildfires, but some observers are accusing the government of starting the fires to rebuild LA as a smart city.

“They’re going to make it impossible for people to rebuild their homes,” Orange County real estate agent Michael Brigagliano told journalist Jessica Reed Kraus. “They’ll tie up insurance claims, push people out, and seize the land to build these controlled, hyper-regulated zones.”

Actor Eddie Griffin voiced similar suspicions.

“I heard they fired over 60% of the firemen staff three to six months before the fire hit,” he said in a video posted to social media. “So somebody knew it was coming and wanted to make sure that the houses they wanted burned down, burned down . . . the best way to get a smart city is by burning out all the residences and then you can start fresh and build a f*cking smart city. This is what your government is doing to you. They don’t give a f*ck about us.”

"LA is emptied by the fires and then rebuilt as a 'smart city' just in time for the 2028 Olympics. This was planned out years ago!" posted a user on X.

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Newsom recently said he is seeking $2.5 billion for a “Marshall Plan” to build a “reimagined” LA “2.0.”

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Griffin and others may not be able to prove the damage from the fires was planned, but, even so, politicians may take advantage of the crisis to usher in their smart city plans.