California Democrat hits FEMA over assistance claim denials: 'That's not right'
Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.), whose district was affected by the Eaton Fire, criticized FEMA for reportedly denying applications for disaster assistance due to lack of insurance information. “We're hearing complaints about FEMA because FEMA did what we asked them to do, which was register on the disasterassistance.gov site, and some of them were denied approval […]
Padilla calls for ‘no strings attached’ support for California amid GOP criticism
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) called for “no strings attached” support for California as President-elect Trump and his allies continue to criticize the state amid ongoing wildfires. Padilla joins NPR “Morning Edition” The episode, which aired Tuesday, discussed the destruction in the Los Angeles area after hurricane-force winds sparked fires that burned down neighborhoods. With President […]
California dreaming gets a wake-up call
We don't ask enough questions. Or maybe you're not asking the right questions. Our media certainly doesn't, but neither do we personally. And this is bad because we are being deceived. a lot. If California elects good people, the insurance crisis could be alleviated. But that's a huge “if”. Of course, some of us always […]
Authorities give update on deadly California wildfires | 1/9/2025
Authorities in California provide updates on the deadly wildfires raging through Los Angeles County. #foxnews Subscribe to Fox … source
China Blames U.S. ‘Political Divisions’ for California Wildfire Destruction
Chinese state-run propaganda media Global Times Condemns reasonable criticism of California's unpreparedness to deal with fires, slams Americans for “blame” and lack of “unity” in the face of ongoing Los Angeles wildfires did. Over the past week, California has been experiencing what could ultimately become the most destructive conflagration in history, with multiple blazes destroying […]
Beyond climate change: The real reasons California burns
My heart started racing as I watched my college housemate keep running the faucet while washing dishes in the shared sink. I just moved to Michigan from drought-stricken Los Angeles, and old habits die hard. Turn off the water while washing dishes. Keep your showers short. Make sure to run your sprinklers long enough to […]
Watch live coverage of the southern California wildfires
A fast-moving fire has broken out in the Hollywood Hills about a mile from the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Under 100000 people … source
Biden designates 2 national monuments in California
President Biden on Tuesday signed a proclamation establishing Chuckwalla National Monument and Satytla Highlands National Monument, protecting hundreds of thousands of acres of land in California, in his final week in office. The ceremony was postponed for a week due to wildfires raging in Southern California, and Biden said he had wanted to hold the […]
California wildfires prompt House Republican talks on conditioning aid: ‘A pound of flesh’
As wildfires rage in California, Republicans in Washington have begun debating whether federal aid should be conditioned on changes to policies that cause the fires. “That's part of the discussion right now,” Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (R-Wis.) told Fox News Digital. “People don't want to just write a check for something that, frankly, still has a […]
California Fires Due to Bad Politics, Not Climate Change
Attempts to blame “climate change” for California's devastating wildfires are a departure from the real culprit: the government. wall street journal the editorial board wrote on Monday. The climate left is “desperate to shift the conversation away from the failures of state and local governments to suppress the fires associated with the Santa Ana winds,” […]