Regarding “How drought and Santa Ana winds set the stage for deadly California wildfires” (Weather, SFChronicle.com, Jan 9): The scientists quoted in the story correctly point out that wildfires are more common as a result of hotter and drier conditions

Re: “Dems eye $1.5B for L.A.-area fire battle” (Page A1, Jan. 15). Gov. Newsom shouldn’t have to tap into the new climate bond to pay for fighting and recovering from the L.A. fires. Those responsible for the scale and severity