Trump threatens to cut federal aid for California wildfires

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California desperately needs water, and you can have it now!" — Trump lashes out at Newsom on Twitter Reality check: The federal government manages most forest land, whereas the state is responsible for a small percentage of it, as AP points out. The big picture: Trump made similar funding cut threats over the 2018 Malibu and Paradise ...
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Newark woman shot by California police after allegedly driving toward officers

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26, rented a car and stole items from at least 11 locations – mostly Apple Stores – in southern California and in the San Francisco Bay area. In San Mateo, approximately 20 miles south of San Francisco, police found their rented Chevrolet Malibu illegally parked in a handicapped space at a shopping center. “The SMPD officer identified the ...
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Trump blasts California governor’s forest management, though last week’s big fires didn’t start in forests

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After last year’s devastating fires in Paradise and the Malibu and Ventura County areas, Trump erroneously claimed those fires were the result of poor forest management. That sparked widespread anger in California, including among firefighters. “We’ve got to take care of the floors, you know, the floors of the forest. It’s very ...
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The Latest: Arson arrest for San Francisco Bay Area fire

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Last year Trump made a similar threat as wildfires devastated Malibu and Paradise, California — accusing the state of “gross mismanagement” of forests. At the time Newsom defended California’s wildfire prevention efforts while criticizing the federal government for not doing enough to help protect the state.
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All evacuations lifted for Southern Calif wildfire

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Neither of the two major fires currently burning are on forest land. Last year, Trump made a similar threat as wildfires devastated Malibu and Paradise, California — accusing the state of “gross mismanagement” of forests. At the time, Newsom defended California’s wildfire prevention efforts while criticizing the federal government for ...
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California fires were bad, but they could have been much worse

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The toll of wildfires in California has been staggering over the last two years. Much of Paradise was destroyed last year at the same time that the Woolsey fire devoured more than 1,000 homes from Oak Park to Malibu. When the Easy fire in Simi Valley threatened the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Wednesday, Ventura County Fire Chief Mark ...
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Twin Southern California wildfires menace Reagan Library, Getty Museum, homes

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SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (Reuters) - A major wildfire threatened thousands of homes and the Ronald ... The Reagan Library, Getty Center and Getty Villa in Malibu were all forced to close due to the flames and thick clouds of smoke, although all three facilities were said to be out of imminent danger by evening. "The dedication of our staff and ...
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MICHAEL REAGAN: California is burning

Albany Herald
Wildfire season in California makes headlines every year, but it’s nothing unnatural and nothing new. It’s been a cruel fact of nature up and down the once Golden State since before I was born. When I was growing up, my father had a ranch near Malibu. We had some wildfires out there, but what got burned were barns, stables and lots of grass ...
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