A veteran Los Angeles-area fire chief ripped into Mayor Karen Bass her “failure of leadership” by taking a trip to Africa just days before the deadly fires erupted. Redondo Beach Fire Chief Patrick Butler took direct aim at mayor Bass and California officials under Governor Gavin Newsom,

In an unprecedented decision, the president issued an executive order to strip permitting authority for rebuilding from local officials and hand it to the federal government.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom could be playing with fire in a politically fraught visit to Los Angeles on the anniversary of the Southern California blazes that killed at least 31 and destroyed some 18,000 homes and structures. Newsom will visit the city on ...

Approximately $107.3 million in state money will fund the creation of 673 affordable rental homes that will be offered first to those affected or displaced by last January’s wildfires, officials said Tuesday.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, an all-but-certain candidate for president in 2028, jumped at the chance to address a forum of business executives and other A-list figures last week and burnish his credentials as President Donald Trump’s most vocal critic.