California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order​ Wednesday to jumpstart the cleanup of explosive and highly toxic materials from neighborhoods devastated by wildfires last week.

The coalition Saving California says it plans to serve Gov. Gavin Newsom with recall papers within two weeks over his handling of wildfires. President-elect Donald Trump last week called on the

As blazes continue to ravage parts of California, the heir apparent of the Democratic Party has found himself at the centre of a political firestorm stoked by rival Republicans and Donald Trump.

The California Coastal Commission, the oft-controversial body tasked with protecting the state’s coast, is again in the crosshairs of Musk and congressional Republicans, who’ve raised alarms that residents with homes destroyed by the Palisades Fire are in store for a permitting nightmare if they try to rebuild.