California Sen. Alex Padilla introduced several bills to increase firefighter pay, expand FEMA funding and include affordable housing as part of disaster response.

Alex Padilla of California has unveiled a groundbreaking legislative package aimed at addressing the pressing issues of ...

Some residents are beginning to assess the damage to their homes as firefighters appear to turn a corner in containing the ...

Coverage of the firefighters' battle to improve containment over the Eaton and Palisades fires, including stories about the latest death count and victim frustration.

As government moves to recovery mode in the wake of the devastating fires, the anniversary of one of L.A.’s worst disasters ...

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor was in Washington D.C. this weekend for the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ winter meeting. It’s a time ...

How the home insurance system in California failed residents. Retaining homeowners insurance in California is notoriously difficult for those living in areas vulnerable to wildfires. In 2023, Farmers ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom, one of President-elect Donald Trump's top political adversaries, has ...

An Associated Press analysis of emergency communications shows that the first evacuation order covering neighborhoods closest ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest executive order does not cover other lease provisions, like ones pertaining to criminal activity.

As winds die down in Southern California, firefighters have been able to get some of the most devastating wildfires under control. But as residents are allowed to return to the areas, the challenges ...

"Corruption is ingrained in Los Angeles," said Jamie Court, president of Consumer Watchdog, a non-profit public interest ...