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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass canceled an appearance at an event to mark the six-month anniversary of the Palisades Fire to show up at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid in an attempt to stop it.

Ambassador Ric Grenell, who is President Donald Trump’s envoy for special missions, said Sunday that he told the president not to spend more money on California disasters until it addresses underlying problems.

California Governor (and podcaster) Gavin Newsom is focused on anything but rebuilding the communities devastated by the Palisades and Eaton fires six months ago, obsessed instead with his presidential ambitions.

Air quality warnings are being issued for Southern California after a wildfire that started midweek in San Luis Obispo County, two hours north of Los Angeles, has grown into the state’s largest fire this year.

A blue-ribbon commission established by Los Angeles County after the Palisades and Eaton Fires suggests creating new local authorities for the Pacific Palisades, Malibu, and Altadena to manage their own rebuilding.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) tried to blame President Donald Trump for the spread of wildfires across the state on Wednesday, claiming National Guard soldiers had been pulled from firefighting to stop riots.

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara launched an official investigation into State Farm for abusive practices against policyholders in the wake of the Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire in January.

President Donald Trump blasted California officials on forest management during an Oval Office press conference on wildfires Tuesday.

Rick Caruso shared a report Saturday that alleges the Palisades Fire was manageable, implying local officials failed in their duties.

The Canadian province of Manitoba on Wednesday declared a state of emergency over fast-growing wildfires. Saskatchewan followed suit on Thursday, and Alberta is shutting down some of its oil production facilities.

Special Envoy Ric Grenell blasted the California state legislature on Thursday for failing to pass a bill to protect fire victims from the higher property taxes they will face simply for complying with new fire codes.

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) did not order police to enforce traffic violations harshly within the fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades, according to a spokesman on Sunday, despite claims to the contrary.

State Farm is evidently not satisfied with an emergency 17% rate hike for homeowners in California, and intends to ask for 11% more, adding up to a total of nearly 30% — despite failing its obligations to consumers.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has refused to bail out Los Angeles, which is facing a $1 billion deficit, in his latest budget proposal, as the state itself faces a massive $12 billion deficit.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) ripped into insurance companies, notably Allstate and State Farm, on Tuesday for lowballing disaster victims who had paid premiums but received paltry compensation offers from insurers.

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara granted State Farm’s request Tuesday for large rate increases despite the company’s failure to deal honestly with many victims of recent wildfires.

Officials in California are launching a variety of hearings and investigations regarding the insurance crisis among victims of the Palisades and Eaton Fires, including the fact that many homeowners were underinsured for the cost of rebuilding their homes in case of total loss.

Four months after a devastating fire scorched the Santa Monica mountains above Pacific Palisades, wildlife are returning to the area, as green shoots draw herbivores back into the blackened hills and silted canyons.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon complained of the Democrats’ bureaucratic “blue tape” plaguing the Southern California post-fire rebuilding efforts, claiming the left-wing officials in control want “more and more and more regulations.”

Some residents and contractors feel that a well-intentioned ordinance may actually slow debris removal rather than accelerating it.

Developer Rick Caruso warned Wednesday that Los Angeles is at the “tipping point” of failure in the effort to recover from the Palisades Fire, adding that the private sector should be given a greater role in the recovery.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) could never be elected president because of his failures on the costly, unfinished high-speed rail project and wildfires in his state.

Developer and philanthropist Rick Caruso called on Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to fire L.A. Department of Water and Power (LAWDP) CEO Janisse Quiñones on Monday, citing failure to maintain a key reservoir.

Survivors of the Eaton Fire in Altadena and Pasadena have organized protests against State Farm, the largest home insurer in the state, for allegedly “lowballing” estimates of damage.

Israel managed to contain one of the largest wildfires in the country’s history this week without losing any structures to the blaze — unlike California, which saw tens of thousands of structures destroyed in January.

Wildfires that began on Wednesday morning and that have burned more than 5,000 acres in Israel have “miraculously” left homes untouched, according to Israeli firefighting authorities.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) joined the battle against a series of wildfires near Jerusalem on Wednesday as high winds drove the blazes toward major roads and population centers, with people forced to evacuate.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is asking the federal government for nearly $40 billion in fire relief — while suing and attacking the Trump administration — and he believes the aid will be without conditions.

Newsom’s celebration is actually an indictment of his own administration. There is no excuse for a state with so much money, and so much talent, to be run so poorly.

A man has been arrested for aggravated arson in connection with the raging wildfire in New Jersey, according to authorities. 

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) celebrated Wednesday as his state became the world’s fourth-largest economy — albeit one that cannot fix homelessness or protect its citizens from devastating wildfires.

State and local authorities failed to clear the local brush ahead of the devastating Palisades Fire– L.A. is still sending notices to owners of destroyed properties to clear their own.

Mayor Karen Bass tried to strike an upbeat tone as she delivered the bad news Monday in her “State of the City” speech, cutting 400 civilian jobs in the L.A. Police Department next year.

State Farm, the insurance company most exposed to the recent wildfires in Los Angeles, announced Friday that it had agreed to pay out 65% of the value of personal property claims before requiring itemization.

Survivors of the Eaton Fire, which torched its way through Altadena and parts of Pasadena in January, have called out State Farm for alleged mishandling of insurance claims.