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.

Gavin Newsom said he has called Donald Trump to discuss the wildfires emergency, but still hasn't heard back from the President-elect.

Mark Wahlberg's wife, Rhea Durham; Lorenzo Lamas; and Sarah Michelle Gellar have criticized Los Angeles officials' leadership after fires raged throughout Los Angeles.

Governor Gavin Newsom has called for a state investigation into Los Angeles water agencies after fire hydrants ran dry during recent wildfires. He also invited President-elect Trump to visit California and see the damage firsthand.

Since Tuesday's devastating wildfire broke out in Pacific Palisades, Trump has referred to the governor as "Gavin Newscum" and blamed him for the infernos.

A Malibu surfer who said he helped save nearly a dozen homes as part of a neighborhood fire brigade is calling for prescribed burns to help curb wildfires in California.

In the spirit of this great country, we must not politicize human tragedy or spread disinformation from the sidelines,” Newsom wrote.

Gavin Newsom invited President ... current wildfires areas "pure fiction." Newsom's letter references Trump's 2018 visit to California after the Camp Fire in the Northern California town of ...

Monday, 7:50 a.m. PST Cal Fire data marked the Palisades Fire at 59% containment and the Eaton Fire at 87% containment, listing no other active fires in Los Angeles as a red flag warning extended through several parts of southern California.

Santa Anas are the desiccating winds that are common in winter, blowing out of Nevada and Utah and into southwestern California. Carrying dry desert air, they push over the mountains in the Transverse Ranges and accelerate as they move downslope, howling into the canyons and valleys.

When the covenant between taxpayers and their leaders is broken, as it was this month in Los Angeles, public officials need to be held accountable.

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