California Gov. Gavin Newsom has expanded the focus of a special session he called to pass legislation safeguarding the state's progressive policies ahead of Republican President-elect Donald Trump's return to office.
Newsom is disconnected from the everyday Californian,” Epi Cruz, who watched his Altadena home be reduced to ashes, told The Post.
The order targets opportunistic real estate speculators who make unsolicited cash offers well below market value in attempts to exploit victims of the Los Angeles-area fires.
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.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the fires in Los Angeles require a rebuilding response he's characterizing as a "Marshall Plan" for the region.
As fires spread across Southern California, Trump urged Newsom to send in water from Northern California despite some experts saying water supply is not the problem.
The governor lashed back after several Republican leaders said that aid to his state as it deals with deadly wildfires should be conditional.
An emergency room nurse from Sierra Madre ran towards the Eaton fire to save her elderly parents' home in Hastings Ranch from going up in flames after their insurance company dropped their fire insurance, she told Los Angeles' KABC-TV in a video shared on YouTube on Wednesday.
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday invited President-elect Donald Trump to tour the state as it grapples with destructive fires. Wildfires in Los Angeles County broke out in the coastal town of Pacific Palisades on Tuesday and eventually spread to Altadena near Eaton Canyon.
Gavin Newsom has targeted real estate speculators taking advantage of LA fire victims with an order banning unsolicited, undervalue property offers.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking aim at 'predatory' land brokers looking for a quick buck at the expense of wildfire-ravaged neighborhoods.
At the same time, California Governor Gavin Newsom has postured California to lead the Trump resistance, calling for a special session to “Trump-proof” the state and has already allocated millions of dollars to help fund potential lawsuits.