Two Months Before Deadly Blazes, LA Fire Chief Said She Needed More Firefighters—Then Karen Bass's Admin Scrubbed the Memo

'In many ways, the current staffing, deployment mode, and size … have not changed since the 1960s,' wrote Kristin Crowley

Bureaucracy, Red Tape, and a Failed Gavin Newsom Project: Why California Moved Slowly in Wildfire Prevention

California's leaders have known for years that the plodding pace of their fire prevention efforts is a problem

Empty Reservoirs and Budget Cuts: What We Know About LA’s Disaster Prep Ahead of Deadly Fires

Los Angeles Fire Chief Warned That Mayor Karen Bass’s Budget Cuts Limited Wildfire Response: 'At Risk of Reduced Effectiveness'

Bass cut $7 million from overtime, then allocated $5 million for electric fire vehicles

Newsom's Offshore Wind Plan Will Likely Cost Californians Tens of Billions of Dollars. They Already Pay Some of the Nation's Highest Electric Bills.

'Californians could pay $80 billion, plus a large tab for transmission, and get little to nothing in return,' Cato Institute scholar says

Cash-Strapped California Considers $15 Million Plan To Fight Trump Deportations

The funding is part of a $60 million package proposed less than two weeks after budget analysts warned of a looming deficit crisis

San Francisco’s $30,000 ‘Equity-Centered’ School Closure Plan—Put on Hold After Parent Uproar—Used DEI Formulas To 'Target' High-Performing, Majority-Asian School

California Can't Afford Newsom's '$100 Million' Trump Resistance Lawsuits, Budget Watchdog Warns

'There is really no capacity for new commitments,' California budget analyst says

Anti-Police Groups Rake In $2 Million From California Health Department

California Regulators Pass Carbon Emission Mandate for Fuel Sellers—and Shrug Off Concerns Over Anticipated Price Hikes

The Golden State already has the highest gas prices in the continental United States