California should, then, follow a University of Chicago conclusion: “Wildfire emissions need to be a key part of climate policy if California is going to meet its emission reduction goals.” Instead, Newsom and company use climate change as an excuse, suggesting in essence that their hands are tied until we reverse the Earth’s climate trajectory.

California's homebuilding industry faces a daunting task, and opportunity, in the aftermath of LA's wildfires.

Several local eateries were wiped out entirely by the Eaton and Palisades fires while others have seen a dramatic fall in business.

The city's artists and art collectors are mourning what could amount to billions of dollars in irreplaceable art that went up in flames.