Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants and the reported unavailability of water supplies from the Santa Ynez Reservoir.

Dramatic Air Attack Saves Brentwood and Encino from Palisades Fire** On Friday afternoon, the winds across the Santa Monica Mountains suddenly shifted, and the Palisades fire pu

The death toll from the 21,596-acre wildfire that leveled much of Pacific Palisades increased to five and while fire crews slowly extended containment of the blaze to 11%, the fire made a late push to the northeast,