Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed an executive order suspending parts of the Coastal Act and the California Environmental Quality Act to aid homeowners rebuilding after losses in last week's wildfires.
Newsom is disconnected from the everyday Californian,” Epi Cruz, who watched his Altadena home be reduced to ashes, told The Post.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the fires in Los Angeles require a rebuilding response he's characterizing as a "Marshall Plan" for the region.
Altadena’s Black community had begun ... People will try to buy you out for pennies.” This week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order aimed at protecting area firestorm ...
Gov. Gavin Newsom said firefighters from Mexico were en route to help fight the Eaton Fire. The Eaton Fire is one of several still burning and devastating the Los Angeles area. The fire was first reported Tuesday, Jan. 7, near Altadena and Midwick drives.
Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said that the fire department has deployed all available resources and positioned fire patrols and engines in high-risk areas across Los Angeles.
The order targets opportunistic real estate speculators who make unsolicited cash offers well below market value in attempts to exploit victims of the Los Angeles-area fires.
NBC News correspondent Jacob Soboroff told California Gov. Gavin Newsom local reporting has shown the reservoir for the Pacific Palisades was not full.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has expanded the focus of a special session he called to pass legislation safeguarding the state's progressive policies ahead of Republican President-elect Donald Trump's return to office.
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday invited President-elect Donald Trump to tour the state as it grapples with destructive fires. Wildfires in Los Angeles County broke out in the coastal town of Pacific Palisades on Tuesday and eventually spread to Altadena near Eaton Canyon.
California's fire crisis stems from outdated water systems and poor forestry management, critics argue, with progressive politics thwarting realistic solutions.
President Biden, who has a close relationship with Newsom, has pledged that the federal government will cover 100% of disaster assistance costs to California for the next 180 days. But Biden leaves office on Jan. 20, and the recovery effort will likely sprawl for years to come.