Newsom wants to speed up a delayed rule to make California homes more fire resistant
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will order state officials to advance implementation of a state rule aiming to make homes more ...
California must quickly ban plants within 5 feet of homes in fire-prone areas, Newsom says
Gavin Newsom is ordering the state to speed up its rulemaking for wildfire safety around homes in fire-prone areas that would ban most plants and combustible materials like mulch and wood fencing. ...
Full coverage: Investigating the California wildfires of 2025
The Times investigates California's response to the devastating wildfires that burned across Los Angeles County in January.
Opinion: Metro needs to stop making traffic — and climate disasters — worse
A plan to widen the 605 and other freeways will increase, not help, congestion. That's bad for Angelenos and our environment.