OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press
California's two largest utilities were considering cutting power Monday to tens of thousands of customers as fall brings back dangerous weather conditions and
Climate change in the Western U.S. means more intense and frequent wildfires churning out waves of smoke that scientists say will sweep across the continent to affect tens of
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is willing to throw a financial lifeline to the state's major utilities dealing with the results of disastrous wildfires — but only
The head of California's Public Utilities Commission has announced he will retire after almost five years on a job dominated by oversight of devastating wildfires.
Michael Picker said
California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a $213 billion state budget Thursday that boosts spending on K-12 education, wildfires and homelessness while putting more money toward state reserves and debt.
The
BRIAN MELLEY
Associated Press
The tension between the need for more housing in California and the danger of building in fire-prone mountains collided Tuesday as Los Angeles County supervisors approved
DON THOMPSON
Associated Press
California's increasingly deadly and destructive wildfires have become so unpredictable that government officials should consider banning home construction in vulnerable areas, the state'
State and federal authorities estimated Tuesday that it will cost at least $3 billion to clear debris from 19,000 homes and businesses destroyed by three California wildfires last month.
JOCELYN GECKER
Associated Press
They have become known as the Angels of Paradise. But there is nothing ethereal about them.
They are online sleuths who know how to find people,
Santa Monica may be taking in some Woolsey fire evacuees.
About 10 to 15 Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District families who qualify for free or reduced lunch could be moving
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced plans to begin restoring infrastructure and stabilizing hillsides in areas that were burned by the Woolsey Fire along a 20-mile segment of State
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) today announced that, as part of the continuing disaster recovery effort, individuals and families impacted by the wildfires in Los Angeles County may
