Fact-check: Did California Gov. Gavin Newsom cut $100 million in fire prevention?
Cal Fire’s total base wildfire protection budget has nearly tripled over the past 10 years, from $1.1 billion in 2014‑15 to ...
Winds picking up in Southern California and at least 2 new fires break out
Winds have picked up and are expected to continue through Tuesday morning, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking ...
Competing Claims on California Fire Budget
On social media, President-elect Donald Trump amplified a claim that California Gov. Gavin Newsom slashed the state's fire ...
California is years behind in implementing a law to make homes more fire resistant
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Fact-check: Did Gavin Newsom cut $100m in fire prevention funding?
asserting that the budget had grown for California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Cal Fire. Newsom is right that the budget increased. But it’s not a lie that money (actually ...