Jan 22, 2025 · Critics of California Gov. Gavin Newsom claimed he cut the state's wildfire prevention budget by $101 million a year before the devastating LA wildfires of January 2025.

Jan 10, 2025 · The 2024-25 California state budget, which Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law in June 2024, slashed funding for wildfire and forest resilience by $101 million as part of a series of...

Jan 15, 2025 · As wildfires caused at least two dozen deaths and billions of dollars in damages, some social media users accused Gov. Gavin Newsom of slashing money to prevent fires.

Jan 17, 2025 · California Gov. Gavin Newsom, center in cap, and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass tour the business district of Pacific Palisades on Jan. 8 during the Palisades Fire. Newsom is being criticized over California's wildfire budgeting.

Jan 15, 2025 · On social media, President-elect Donald Trump amplified a claim that California Gov. Gavin Newsom slashed the state's fire budget by $100 million just months before the outbreak of the recent ...

6 days ago · Los Angeles, California – Taking a moment to reflect on the profound response effort to contain wildfires that ignited during historic hurricane-force winds, Governor Gavin Newsom today met with and thanked firefighters from CAL FIRE and the Pasadena Fire Department for their courageous efforts to extinguish these blazes. Backed by the biggest state investment in fire response in history ...

6 days ago · The Hughes fire, which began Wednesday, has already burned more than 10,000 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

6 days ago · Trump and Newsom Promise to Work Together for California, Putting Sparring Aside Gov. Gavin Newsom told the president that California needed his help, and President Trump said he would work to ...

Jan 13, 2025 · One of the very first executive actions Governor Newsom took after assuming office was to declare a state of emergency in response to wildfires in 2019. This order, in part, exempted critical wildfire and forest management projects from California’s environmental law (CEQA). New technology to prevent and fight fire Cutting-edge drone technology.

Jun 23, 2021 · California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) overstated California’s wildfire prevention efforts, according to an investigation published Wednesday by CapRadio and NPR’s California Newsroom.