Fashioning a budget for a state as large and diverse as California is a fraught process under the best of circumstances, ...

Cal Fire’s total base wildfire protection budget has nearly tripled over the past 10 years, from $1.1 billion in 2014‑15 to ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has billions of dollars in disaster funds, which are used to reimburse states ...

Spending plan doesn’t include enough investments for programs that “would help Californians afford the basics.” ...

President Trump is ripping California Gov. Gavin Newsom over mismanagement of the state leading up to the devastating ...

California governor Gavin Newsom’s $322 billion budget plan, revealed in greater detail Friday, came with some notable wins ...

California passed a set of bills to expedite LA wildfire recovery funds as part of an extended special session called by Gov.

Just over $100 million was cut from California's wildfire and forest resilience fund in the latest budget, though total ...

On social media, President-elect Donald Trump amplified a claim that California Gov. Gavin Newsom slashed the state's fire ...

Faced with having to cut its 2025-26 budget by $8.1 million, Stanislaus State has taken steps including early-retirement incentives for staff, adjusting course schedules and reducing energy and supply ...

A review of California Gov. Newsom's budget cuts shows fire prevention funding was reduced substantially just months before ...

The governor’s 2025-26 budget proposal breaks the cycle of deficits past with a cautiously optimistic projection of a $322.2 million surplus.