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The plant is home to one of the most extensive battery storage systems in the world.

The proposed measures would defer mortgage payments, waive permit rules, and offer cash assistance to households and businesses, among other items.

Critics of the strict air regulation plan are applauding regulators’ decision to withdraw a waiver request from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The signing ceremony was initially planned for last week in California’s Coachella Valley but was canceled due to the wildfires in the Los Angeles region.

If the state-mandated FAIR plan can’t cover all claims, Californians could receive insurance bills to cover the difference.

More than 12,000 structures are presumed destroyed, with high winds expected starting early Jan. 15.

Mayor Daniel Lurie said the freeze will not impact public safety or public health.

In recent days, Newsom and Trump have traded barbs on social media over the wildfire response.

The physicians say California cannot take away their free speech rights on public health grounds.

The NOAA stated that cooler ocean surface temperatures due to La Niña lead to a wet north and a drier south in the Golden State.

Electricity rates in California are among the highest in the nation and growing faster than other states.

Five deaths are from the Palisades Fire and six from the Eaton Fire.

False evacuation alerts have left residents on edge as Los Angeles County investigates the problem.

Addressing the drug crisis, homelessness, and revitalizing the downtown area are top priorities for the new mayor ’s administration.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking local cities including Oakland and Vallejo to do more to combat crime, while locals want more assistance.

‘This is a fast-moving, wind-driven inferno that is threatening lives and causing catastrophic damage,’ AccuWeather’s Jonathan Porter said.