Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new bill into law earlier this month, stipulating in no uncertain terms that landlords must clean rental homes covered in debris from natural disasters, including fires.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) pointed the finger at President Donald Trump for the slow start to rebuilding homes in Los Angeles that were destroyed in fires during January. Newsom announced that he will ...

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Ten months after the fire, many Altadena families remain displaced because permitting, remediation and housing policies are ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California homeowners face surcharges averaging $50 to help insurers recoup costs from January’s devastating Los ...

Republican Reps. Kevin Kiley (CA) and Jim Jordan (OH) launched an investigation this week into how a California charitable organization spent a $500,000 grant meant to support victims of the Palisades ...

In a year marked by the costliest California fires on record, state lawmakers sent a large package of wildfire bills to the governor’s desk. One measure in particular promises outsized impacts for ...

After all the rain we've had lately, large fires likely won't be a concern until deep into 2026.

“We thought we could trust the system,” said a homeowner in Altadena whose insurance policy was canceled only months before the January fires destroyed his home. By Katie Benner Branislav Kecman was ...

As California fire departments prepare to move from the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) to the National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS), officials are outlining key ...

A Pacific storm barreling toward Southern California has the potential to cause significant damage to the January wildfire burn scar areas, prompting evacuation warnings. Residents near the Palisades ...

Indigenous fire practices are slowly regaining wider acceptance in California, but the dream of burning freely based on the needs of the land is still a long way off.