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April tax deadline is actually Oct. 15 for Los Angeles County residents
While almost everyone else in Southern California must meet the Tuesday deadline, the January wildfires provided an exemption ...
L.A. County Expects $2 Billion in Fire Costs, Adding to Budget Woes
County leaders said that layoffs of public workers were so far unlikely, but that the region’s financial challenges multiplied after the wildfires in January.
Trump’s order to expand U.S. timber production includes all of California’s national forests
A federal order to increase U.S. timber production by 25% will touch all 18 of California's national forests, officials said.
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Draft Trump executive order seeks to create new agency for wildfire response
The order, viewed by POLITICO, aims to “eliminate red tape, reform our agencies and reforge our efforts around the priority ...
After a Rocky 90-Day Tenure, L.A.’s Recovery Czar Is Stepping Down
Steve Soboroff was picked by Mayor Karen Bass to lead the city’s rebuilding effort. But dust-ups over his compensation, the ...
California Sen. Padilla hopes Fix Our Forests Act will prevent more L.A. fires
The measure would create a wildfire intelligence center to centralize federal management, require assessments of fireshed ...
California sets aside $170 million to thin vegetation, forests to help prevent wildfires
Six conservancies throughout the state will oversee work largely in Southern California and the Sierra Nevada.
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Trump’s order to expand U.S. timber production includes all of California’s national forests
The Trump administration ... that cites the dangers of wildfires. April 5, 2025 California is home to more federal forests than any other state, including the Angeles, Sequoia and Klamath national ...