President Trump received a firm handshake from California Gov. Gavin Newsom as he exited Air Force One upon arrival in Los Angeles Friday — with the Democrat making nice after Trump blasted his
California lawmakers unanimously approved $2.5 billion to aid wildfire cleanup and recovery in the Los Angeles area Thursday morning just 10 days after Gov. Gavin Newsom called for it in a special session.
Gavin Newsom suspended environmental regulations to help affected LA homeowners and businesses rebuild after the horrific fires. Why not get rid of these rules altogether?
Trump is set to visit California on Friday, and the state’s governor will need to convince the president and congressional Republicans to provide aid to help rebuild Los Angeles.
It comes as the death toll for the Los Angeles wildfires has risen to at least 25 people, while 23 people are still missing.
The Trump administration apparently opted not to coordinate at all with Gov. Newsom while planning the president's visit to fire-ravaged Los Angeles today. Just how awkward will this be?
California still considers looting a crime. Newsom debunked the claim on X, and prosecutors have charged multiple people with looting.
Jon Coupal is president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association.
Residents face new threats of mudslides and ‘toxic ash’ as rain hits Southern California - Seven fires are still raging across Southern California and have consumed more than 57,000 acres
The demand further politicized a fragile situation that has left Gov. Gavin Newsom scrambling to respond to the whims of the president — or even to speak with him at all — to secure billions of dollars from the federal government to help Los Angeles fight an ongoing firestorm and rebuild.
Major retailers have responded to rising theft since 2020 by locking up merchandise, which isn’t popular with shoppers, upgrading security cameras, hiring private security firms and even closing stores. Some chain home improvement stores sell power tools that can’t be activated unless they’re scanned and activated at the register.