Will Southern California Wildfire Victims Receive Only $770 From FEMA?
“JUST IN: Biden just announced California fire victims are being given $770,” tweeted Nick Sortor, a self-described “independent journalist.” “Barely a FEW NIGHTS in a hotel out here in LA. Why are Americans given pennies while foreigners are given blank checks?!”
Southern California wildfires could be a double whammy for the state’s shaky budget
California has faced budget crises before, but this could be the perfect storm of a chronically unbalanced budget made infinitely worse by disaster.
What Southern California wildfire victims can expect from their insurance adjuster
A public insurance adjuster may help negotiate a better insurance payout for residents who lost their homes in the SoCal wildfires.
Climate change could have been factor in California wildfires, study finds
A weather analysis organization thinks climate change could be a factor in the recent southern California wildfires.
Study Says Changing Climate Made Southern California Wildfires More Likely, More Intense
Tuesday's report, too rapid for peer-review yet, found global warming boosted the likelihood of high fire weather conditions in this month's fires by 35% and its intensity by 6%.
Study says climate change made conditions that fed Los Angeles wildfires more likely, more intense
A quick scientific study finds that human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the flames of the recent devastating Southern California wildfires.
Fact Check: Posts misstate FEMA budget capability for California wildfire response
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has billions of dollars in disaster funds, which are used to reimburse states ...
Southern California district attorneys ask Newsom to extend price gouging declaration
Todd Spitzer in OC, Mike Hestrin in Riverside, Jason Anderson in San Bernardino and John Savrnoch in Santa Barbara want to ...
California Emergency Workers Are Battling a New and Potentially Deadly Threat: Mudslides
We don’t need the storm necessarily to produce a high total amount of rainfall,” said Nina Oakley, a geohazards climatologist ...
Rain moves through Southern California, dousing fires but without causing serious mudslides
Rain has mostly moved out of Southern California after the first significant storm of the season brought weekend downpours ...
Dogs visit FEMA centers to comfort those impacted by Southern California wildfires
Southern California residents are being proactive about new fire threats while others are in the process of healing and ...
Trump tours fire-ravaged Los Angeles after chiding California and FEMA
The president has had harsh words for state and local leaders in California amid the deadly blazes. He recently suggested ...
Trump mulls making FEMA 'go away' during disaster relief trip to N.C., California
President Donald Trump is expected visit southern California on Friday to survey fire-damaged areas amid ongoing tensions ...
California Senator Padilla demands answers from Trump administration on use of military, emergency powers for water
A day after President Donald Trump claimed to have used the U.S. military and emergency powers to pump more water from ...
LA Times Today: Judy Chu on rebuilding after the Eaton Fire and the future of FEMA
Congresswoman Judy Chu represents the fire victims in Altadena and joined Lisa McRee to talk about the politics of disaster.