In an executive order Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom extended price gouging protection until March 8 amid an uproar over large rent increases in the wake of the Palisades and Eaton fires.

President-elect Donald Trump, in perhaps his first official trip after being inaugurated Monday, will likely visit the Los Angeles area to survey wildfire damage late next week.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is expanding the special legislative session in California from strictly fighting President-elect Trump in court, with a request for lawmakers to spend at least $2.5 billion for wildfire response as fires rage in Los Angeles County.

Gov. Gavin Newsom says President-elect Donald Trump has not responded to his invitation to tour damage in the fire-ravaged state. The president-elect will take the helm of the nation in less than two weeks, at a time when California requires a massive amount of federal aid for its fire recovery effort.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed an executive order suspending parts of the Coastal Act and the California Environmental Quality Act to aid homeowners rebuilding after losses in last week's wildfires.

Five major banks will offer homeowners up to three months of forbearance on mortgage payments in areas devastated by the Southern California wildfires.

President Biden, who has a close relationship with Newsom, has pledged that the federal government will cover 100% of disaster assistance costs to California for the next 180 days. But Biden leaves office on Jan. 20, and the recovery effort will likely sprawl for years to come.

Gavin Newsom has gotten front-page headlines with ... Mona Field, Eagle Rock To the editor: I listened to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass talk about cutting red tape for the rebuilding effort.

Gov. Gavin Newsom orders independent investigation into how the loss of water pressure left fire hydrants dry, hindering firefighting efforts in Los Angeles.

Gov. Gavin Newsom canceled his trip to Washington, D.C., to attend the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter after wildfires broke out across Los Angeles County.

Newsom and lawmakers, as part of budget negotiations last year, reached a handshake agreement to make cuts, defer programs and take $7.1 billion out of the state’s rainy day fund, to address a projected shortfall in 2025-26. The early agreement is just that — it won’t actually be part of the budget until lawmakers approve it in June.

A reservoir in the Palisades that holds 117 million gallons of water was offline this month for previously scheduled maintenance.