California is not without sin with regard to planning/policy failure and how it shapes/is shaped by climate change, most notably development of fire sensitive areas.

But suffering caused by *heat* represents a *national* policy failure, and one Cruz gleefully played a role in. https://twitter.com/IanCalderon/status/1303127270765129730

Also, there're criticisms to be made of the state wrt its regulation & enforcement of utilities in the state (i.e., necessitating blackouts b/c they didn't properly maintain the system), but that doesn't seem to be the case here: the system is facing too much of a demand, period.

At the end of the day, I'm just another idiot like Cruz just firing off opinions: @charlottecfagan actually knows what she's talking about and I recommend this thread on understanding the issue. https://twitter.com/charlottecfagan/status/1295497416221892609?s=20