California bureaucrats halted Pacific Palisades fire-safety project to save endangered shrub
California environmental officials have halted a wildfire prevention project near the Pacific Palisades to protect endangered shrubs. This brings attention to the latest conflict between fire safety and conservation in California in the wake of the devastating outbreak of the Palisades Fire, the most devastating fire in Los Angeles history, which burned through the very […]
Which insurance companies have the most exposure in California?
Barron's Roundtable panelists Alyssa Collum, Ben Levithorn and Al Root discuss the top three stories investors need to know this week. The deadly wildfires that devastated the Greater Los Angeles area in Southern California last week are estimated to be the costliest in the state's history, and insurance companies operating in the state face significant […]
California Fire: Cars abandoned by drivers and bulldozed in LA
A string of empty cars were bulldozed along a hill canyon drive in Los Angeles near the Pacific Palisades wildfire causing huge … source
Migrant Roundup in California — A Preview of Coming Trump Deportation Ops, Says CBP Source
In just three short days, residents in Kern County, California, were given a glimpse of what new inland migration activity will look like in the coming weeks and months. The Border Patrol's El Centro Division launched an internal enforcement operation targeting the farming community of Bakersfield, Calif., resulting in the arrest of nearly 80 migrants, […]
First hearing in ‘Trump-proof’ California special session canceled as chairman’s district hit by wildfires
A California House committee has indefinitely postponed an initial hearing scheduled for a special session of the state's plan to “stop Trump” and strengthen its legal defenses against attacks from the incoming administration. KCRA first reported that Tuesday's hearing of the Assembly Budget Committee is now off the docket. The committee's chairman, Democratic Rep. Jesse […]
Blaming California Removing Dams for Fires Is Excuse from ‘Climate Deniers’
On Monday's broadcast of MSNBC's “Read Out,” Interior Secretary Deb Haaland responded to claims that California was to blame for recent fire devastation by removing dams under pressure from indigenous groups. I expect climate change deniers to do that, and climate change deniers consistently ask why we shouldn't be paying attention to this crisis that […]
We’ll Need to Raise Debt Ceiling for California Fire Relief
On Monday's broadcast of NewsNation's “The Hill,” Sen. Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota) said the debt limit would need to be raised to provide California with disaster relief. Mr. Lowndes said while discussing potential conditions on the aid: [are] There are two other items to consider. The first is that we have to increase our debt […]
Celebrity fitness expert Jillian Michaels predicts California will shift red after Newsom’s wildfire response
Celebrity fitness expert Jillian Michaels thinks California will lean Republican after left-handed Gov. Gavin Newsom's response to the Los Angeles wildfires. Michaels, best known for being a trainer on “The Biggest Loser” in the 2010s, was fed up with Golden State's leadership and moved to California before “flipping” to Florida in 2021. lived. She attributed […]
‘Billionaire Right’ Is Trying to Take California with Lies, and Deceit and by Fire
On MSNBC's “The Readout” on Monday, host Joy Reid said the “billionaire right” is trying to take over California “using lies, deceit and fire.” “Aside from the fire itself, the worst part was the lie. But if there's one thing billionaires are right about, it's that they're consistent. They're America's largest They want California, the […]
Trump weighs going to California to survey wildfire damage: report
President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly considering traveling to Southern California to survey the damage from last week's deadly wildfires. The visit could take place as early as next week after he is sworn into office on Monday. The Wall Street Journal reported. The newspaper said the preliminary plan would be finalized after advisers determined whether […]