Also there is very little the state could have done about that. The water on the other hand... and the funding for firefighting.
Which reservoir was supposed to have been empty? I’ve heard this but don’t recall hearing which one.
Also, the incoming administration might have been notified by a personal email of some known mismanagement of CA water. The state & feds have shared facilities that would open the door for a federal audit, that hopefully, could expand past the stated shared facilities. Although there’s plenty to unravel even at those joint use facilities