California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara spent lavishly on travel across the country and around the world, billing taxpayers for California Highway Patrol protection, while missing key meetings in the state.
The Los Angeles County supervisors blasted a $1.9 million report Tuesday on the reasons for the catastrophic failure of a local evacuation system, whose delays likely contributed to 18 deaths during wildfires in January.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) has written to Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy to ask for an accounting of how the State of California has spent federal funding his department allocated for wildfire prevention.
An “after-action” report prepared for Los Angeles County found this week that the county’s alert and evacuation systems suffered from weaknesses that led to disaster in the Palisades and Eaton fires in January.
Residents of Wadi al-Nasara, Syria, a region whose name translates to the “Valley of the Christians,” have denounced insufficient support from the newly installed Islamist government amid a wave of punishing forest fires that some local officials have blamed on “suspected arson.”
The California legislature has passed SB 79, which would override local zoning laws to build dense housing near transportation hubs. But residents of fire zones worry it will be used to densify their neighborhoods.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass withdrew a legislative proposal this week to repeal Measure ULA, a so-called “mansion tax” that has undermined the housing market and slowed rebuilding in fire-ravaged areas.
An audit has cleared the Fire Aid organization of misusing $100 million in donated funds, though it struggled to explain why grants were given to political organizations with little connection to the Los Angeles wildfires.
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) said Wednesday that the Senate could subpoena California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to explain state and local failures during the Palisades Fire in January, which devastated northwest Los Angeles.
Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) announced Monday that they are launching a Senate investigation into the Palisades Fire in January, and are demanding Gov. Gavin Newsom’s cooperation.
If voters think that Newsom is right to spend $250 million on a partisan referendum when tens of thousands of people in cash-strapped California are still displaced by wildfires, they deserve what they get — or won’t.
Wildfires destroyed historic buildings in California this week as Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) was out of the state on personal travel — the latest example of the governor being absent from his post during an emergency.
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara tried and failed to move hearings on insurance rate hikes online on Wednesday, citing supposed dangers since the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in 2024.
President Donald Trump slammed California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, both Democrats, during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday over the slow pace of rebuilding after the January wildfires in Los Angeles.
Meet Izzy Gardon — the press flack behind the “@GovPressOffice” account that has begun imitating and mocking President Donald Trump, with the state still needing $40 billion in federal aid for fire victims.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Thursday that he is sending emergency resources and personnel to Puerto Rico, over 3,000 miles away — even though tens of thousands of Californians are still displaced by fires.
President Donald Trump knocked California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, both Democrats, over the slow pace of rebuilding after the Palisades and Eaton Fires, which occurred in January.
Canada is facing hundreds of “out of control” fires this week, prompting tens of thousands of evacuations from British Columbia to Newfoundland and Labrador – but climate change “experts” say the government can do nothing to stop the fires and locals should abandon dreams of mitigation protocol.
The Canyon Fire near Lake Piru in Ventura County, California, just north of Simi Valley and east of Santa Clarita, has grown to over 1,000 acres.
Los Angeles County has almost no money for disaster response — despite the frequency of natural disasters in the most populous county in America, and despite the presence of a large and valuable property tax base.
The heat from wildfires burning in Arizona and Utah are creating intense “fire clouds.”
California Insurance Commissioner Ricard Lara announced Thursday that he is taking action against the so-called “FAIR Plan” for inadequate coverage for smoke damage due to fires — three years after investigating it.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is obsessed with politics, to the point that he is gerrymandering the state’s congressional districts — a waste of time, money, and effort that would be better spent helping fire victims.
Spencer Pratt, most known for his starring turn on the hit reality TV show “The Hills,” has been raging against California Gov. Gavin Newsom for his response to the Los Angeles wildfires, which devastated the Pacific Palisades and Altadena.
The fire-ravaged community of Pacific Palisades notched a political victory Tuesday when Governor Gavin Newsom (D) agreed to issue an executive order exempting fire zones from urban densification legislation.
A wildfire burned through a northern suburb of the Greek capital of Athens on Saturday and some residents were ordered to evacuate, the country’s Fire Service reported.
Fire Aid may be flawed, but it’s not Fyre Festival, the notorious fraud. Many — not all — of the recipient groups are doing good work.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Wednesday that she had issued two new executive orders aimed at speeding up the rebuilding effort in Pacific Palisades, including the fast-tracking of “pre-approved” designs.
Southern California Edison is reportedly offering to pay residents of Altadena and northern Pasadena whose homes were destroyed or damaged by the Eaton Fire, rather than facing them in court and paying even more.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Sunday that she wanted to “heap praise” on the Trump administration for its response to the Palisades and Eaton wildfires earlier this year — contradicting Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).
Questions are being raised about how the roughly $100 million raised by “Fire Aid” concerts in the aftermath of the Los Angeles fires earlier this year is being spent — with some claiming victims are receiving nothing.
The Los Angeles wildfires of January 2025 broke the record for the costliest fire insurance losses in history, with the insured losses alone reaching $40 billion, according to a new report.
Zohran Mamdani has everyone worried about socialism in New York — but thanks to Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass, it’s already here, in L.A.
Los Angeles City Council Member Traci Park warned Tuesday that there are “some elected officials” and “corporate developers” who want to exploit the Palisades Fire to change the community for their own ends.
Local residents were outraged Tuesday after the California State Senate passed legislation that would create a new layer of local government to buy burned lots in L.A. for the purpose of building low-income housing.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass took to social media Monday to boast about the wonderful job she thinks she is doing.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday that families affected by ICE raids would receive cash cards.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Tuesday that he had allocated $101 million in new spending on low-income housing in the areas devastated by the Palisades and Eaton Fires, confirming residents’ fears.
Undercover Billionaire star Elaine Culotti, a Trump supporter whose properties suffered $100 million in losses due to the fires.
California Governor Gavin Newsom attacked Ambassador Ric Grenell on Monday during a press conference on the sixth anniversary of the Palisades and Eaton Fires, slamming him for the “audacity” of his criticism of the state’s recovery effort.
