Jennifer was a features and investigative reporter for the Source Weekly through March 2025, supported by the Lay It Out Foundation. She is passionate about stories that further transparency and accountability in our region. A nerd at heart, Jennifer enjoys diving into wonky topics and messy data. Away from her computer and reporting notebook, she can be found chasing her two young children around parks and soccer fields.
@ William H -- You're correct -- the district did exist before the 2020 census. I've corrected the article and added an editor's note at the bottom for clarification. Thank you for pointing out the error!
@PatParker -- Most of the funding information in the piece was drawn from the "Confronting the Wildfire Crisis" report: https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/wild…
Two other sources for following spending are the Congressional Budget Office (https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58212#_idT…) and the National Interagency Fire Center (https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/stat…).
However, I don't know that any of these sites provide a breakdown detailed by location and amount each year. If I find that info I'll post it here. Thanks for the question!
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Two other sources for following spending are the Congressional Budget Office (https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58212#_idT…) and the National Interagency Fire Center (https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/stat…).
However, I don't know that any of these sites provide a breakdown detailed by location and amount each year. If I find that info I'll post it here. Thanks for the question!