California Democrats have proposed a wide array of new taxes in the new legislative session that have some party members in the state worried about the potential political fallout. 
The California state agency charged with overseeing utility companies took nine years to develop a consistent statewide map designating areas at high risk for destructive power-line fires. 
California Gov. Jerry Brown’s 2016 veto of wildfire-related bill is facing new scrutiny in the wake of the deadliest, most destructive week of fires in state history. 
President Donald Trump on Saturday landed at Beale Air Force Base north of Sacramento, California, where he met with Governor-elect Gavin Newsom (D.) and observed the fire zone where dozens of people have been killed.
California, which Hillary Clinton won by nearly four million votes in 2016, has become ground zero for the burgeoning "resistance" movement against President Donald Trump. 
Gov. Jerry Brown (D., Calif.) declared Tuesday that California would lead the fight to prevent the Trump administration from rolling back Obama-era fuel efficiency and vehicle emission standards. 
President Trump on Tuesday ended his brief détente with Gov. Jerry Brown over sending National Guard troops to the border, slamming Brown's attempt to limit what the troops would do as a sign that he and other California Democrats aren't interested in the "safety and security" of its residents. California Gov. Jerry Brown (D.) is voicing opposition to the Trump administration's decision to include a citizenship status question on the 2020 federal census, and he is not taking any chances the census might result in his state losing billions in federal funding or decrease its congressional representation. 
President Trump's decision to deploy military troops to the border to help border agents stop illegal immigrants from crossing into the country is setting up yet another border battle with California and Jerry Brown, its popular liberal governor. 