California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a law that will spend $181 million on fire prevention in the state — and $2.8 billion on Medi-Cal, the state Medicaid provider, whose costs have ballooned thanks to his decision to cover illegal aliens.
Steve Soboroff, whom Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass named as “Chief Recovery Officer” after the devastating recent wildfires, left his post on Thursday after being sidelined by the city — and blasted the recovery effort on his way out.
J.J. Redick, the coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, joined Mayor Karen Bass and property developer Rick Caruso — two political rivals — on Thursday to launch a private-public partnership to rebuild recreation facilities destroyed by fire.
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara failed to show up Tuesday at a hearing he himself had demanded into State Farm’s proposed 22% rate hike for home insurance in the wake of the recent wildfires in Los Angeles.
A 16-year-old Missouri firefighter is being mourned by his community after dying while attempting a rescue during the widespread flooding late last week, officials said.
At least 20 people have died as a result of severe flooding and weather across multiple states, including a nine-year-old boy who was swept away by rushing water in Kentucky and a teen firefighter who was killed while responding to an emergency rescue in Missouri.
Los Angeles County has hired a consulting firm associated with anti-Trump retied general Stanley McChrystal to handle public engagement about the rebuilding effort after recent wildfires — rather than simply listening to the public.
Torrential rain and flash flooding combined Saturday to devastate large parts of the South and Midwest already heavily waterlogged by days of severe storms that also delivered deadly tornadoes alongside widespread power outages.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is storing asbestos in Temescal Gateway Park, in the Pacific Palisades, as its contractors remove the carcinogenic material from older homes destroyed in the recent fire.
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Friday that the military government of Myanmar is limiting aid to victims of last week’s devastating earthquake because the victims live in areas held by insurgent forces.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Scott Turner announced Thursday that his department had waived a key rule that could affect Federal Housing Authority (FHA)-backed loans, to help victims of recent wildfires in Los Angeles.
California’s snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains is at 96% of the historical average for April 1st, the official date when the measurement is made, marking the highest 3-year average in the last 25 years, a good sign for water supply.
The official death toll from Friday’s magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar passed 1,700, but total casualties are probably much higher.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) can claim to have done something to help rebuilding efforts in the Pacific Palisades — finally — after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) agreed to expand debris cleanup.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is pushing a “green” agenda in the effort to rebuild the Pacific Palisades, offering faster permits for those residents who agree to build “all-electric” homes when they rebuild, rather than using natural gas.
A lawsuit filed Monday claims that the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is to blame for at least some of the damage in the Palisades Fire due to a power line that allegedly sparked a second blaze during the event.
Members of the Los Angeles City Council voiced their frustrations on Tuesday after learning that the city had only issued four building permits since the Palisades Fire — while paying $10 million to Hagerty Consulting for a “report.”
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has traveled extensively, including to overseas destinations, at taxpayer expense — and not always with a clear work purpose, according to an investigative report by KGO-7.
Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) told Breitbart News on Thursday that any new fire aid for California should include a “Special Master” to make sure that funding is spent the way that Congress intends.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has received 270,000 applications from purported homeowners in the recent L.A. fires — though only abut 13,000 homes were destroyed.
Conservative radio legend Michael Savage told California Gov. Gavin Newsom last week that President Donald Trump should appoint a “special master” to oversee federal funding for fire relief aid for California due to mismanagement.
Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to Arkansas in the wake of a deadly storm system that wreaked havoc across several states.
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) said Sunday that a large, class action lawsuit may be the only way to make victims of the recent Los Angeles fires whole, after many lost their insurance due to the state’s price controls on policy premiums.
President Donald Trump revealed that his administration is “actively monitoring” severe weather that has impacted states in the southern and midwestern parts of the United States.
Severe weather has left over 30 people dead early Sunday after slamming into parts of the United States.
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara stole away to Bermuda for a junket last week, choosing to attend a conference of insurance executives instead of testifying at a state legislative hearing, with fire victims still in limbo.
Hurricane-force winds struck the Texas Panhandle region on Friday playing havoc with motorists on interstate highways. Much of the devastation is in the Canyon, Texas, region just south of Amarillo.
Instead of recording podcasts, maybe California Governor Gavin Newsom could pay some attention to rebuilding Los Angeles. Here are 8 ideas.
Governor Gavin Newsom is reportedly refusing to release text messages and emails to and from Los Angeles city and county officials regarding the recent wildfires, claiming that they are “exempt” from publication.
Millions of residents are preparing as severe winter storms are forecast to hit the United States through the weekend.
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) is targeting Florida again, as if he had solved all of the major problems in his own state.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Scott Turner posted a moving video on Tuesday about his visit last week to the Pacific Palisades and Altadena, two communities that were devastated by the recent L.A. fires.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) called out Asheville, North Carolina, for including diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) criteria in its draft action plan to address the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, with Sec. Scott Turner saying the plan is “unacceptable.”
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass said Tuesday that she and the City Council are considering ways to suspend Measure ULA, a real estate transfer tax, during the effort to rebuild areas destroyed by recent wildfires.
Malibu, California, which was burned by the Franklin Fire in December and the Palisades Fire in January, suffered a 4.1-magnitude earthquake on Sunday — and is apparently facing a series of similar small earthquakes in the future.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is deleting her text messages, thus defeating efforts by media organizations to obtain them as government communications subject to public records requests, according to the Los Angeles Times.
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has released the list of insurance companies that have agreed to give fire victims over 75% of coverage without making “the list” of their belongings. State Farm is not one of them.
When he arrived, HUD Secretary Scott Turner said: “I’m here, and I’m willing and able to help and to serve.” He meant it. So… was Reagan wrong?
U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner announced Thursday that the Trump administration is extending a foreclosure moratorium for an additional 90 days to victims of the Los Angeles fires.
Los Angeles County officially sued utility company Southern California Edison on Wednesday, claiming that its power lines caused the spark that ignited the Eaton Fire in high winds on January 7.
