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3 weeks ago | 
sandiegometro.com | Jill McLaughlin |Evan V. Symon
By Jill McLaughlin | The Epoch TimesGov. Gavin Newsom stands behind his claim that “Big Oil” is responsible for California’s higher gas prices and vowed on April 1 to continue his fight against the industry. The pledge comes after new research put the blame on state regulations and policies for the high prices at the pump. California’s Democratic leaders have come out strongly against the oil industry in recent years, saying the companies’ gouging was causing record-high gas prices. “Gov.
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1 month ago | 
sandiegometro.com | Malena Carollo |Julie Cart |Jill McLaughlin
By MALENA CAROLLO | CalMattersTesla Inc. received permission from state regulators this week to begin a charter service that will use Tesla-employed drivers to ferry its employees in company-owned vehicles for prearranged rides, a step toward its plans for driverless Tesla taxis.
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1 month ago | 
sandiegometro.com | Lisa Halverstadt |Jill McLaughlin
By Lisa Halverstadt | Voice of San DiegoEven before the latest funding threats, all but one of the region’s six housing agencies stopped doling out tenant-based vouchers to families on their already years-long waiting lists to focus on keeping existing voucher-holders housed. Officials overseeing the city and county of San Diego’s housing agencies each made that tough call nearly three years ago.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
ntd.com | Jill McLaughlin
Insurance costs from the catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires could run at least $20 billion for the disaster, according to estimates by Wells Fargo analysts. The fires, which started Jan. 7, continued to burn Wednesday as thousands of firefighters have gradually increased their containment. At least 25 people have died from the wind-driven flames, thousands of homes have been destroyed, and more than 80,000 people remain under evacuation orders.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
ntd.com | Jill McLaughlin
California Gov. Gavin Newsom took executive action on Jan. 14 to restrict predatory land transactions for the next three months in areas destroyed by the recent deadly wildfires. The executive order prohibits unsolicited and undervalued property purchases for three months in Altadena and other area codes, where thousands of homes were destroyed or damaged since the fires broke out on Jan. 7.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
ntd.com | Jill McLaughlin
Los Angeles officials warned the public about possible price gouging and other scams as two deadly and destructive fires continued to burn in the county Jan. 13. Residents remained evacuated throughout the region, with thousands having lost their homes and businesses. Despite firefighters putting their lives on the lines, some criminals are looking at this as an opportunity, officials said.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
californiainsider.com | Jill McLaughlin
Emergency officials continued to battle raging fires across Los Angeles County on Jan. 12 in a massive effort to control one of California’s most destructive disasters. A red flag fire danger warning expired as the winds slowed down by 6 p.m. Friday, but they could return this week, according to the Natural Weather Service. “We’re going to have another Santa Ana wind event Monday to Wednesday,” National Weather Service general forecaster Devin Black told The Epoch Times.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
californiainsider.com | Jill McLaughlin
Los Angeles County’s emergency officials are investigating why an evacuation alert system has been sending out alerts to residents across the region in error. The evacuation alert system is not being activated or initiated by a person, according to the county’s Director of Emergency Management Kevin McGowan.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
californiainsider.com | Beige Luciano-Adams |Jill McLaughlin |Samantha Flom |Kimberly Hayek
New Brush Fire Breaks Out in Hollywood HillsLOS ANGELES—As multiple wind-driven wildfires continued to rage through tens of thousands of acres in different corners of Los Angeles County Wednesday evening, officials announced a new brush fire had broken out near a popular hiking trail in the Hollywood Hills. Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said at a press conference that the fire had broken out near Runyon Canyon. “I don’t have a lot of information.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
signalscv.com | Jill McLaughlin
By Jill McLaughlin Contributing Writer A fast-moving wildfire erupted in the coastal city of Pacific Palisades, about 20 miles west of Los Angeles, destroying homes as Santa Ana winds ripped through the region on Tuesday. The Palisades Fire burned an unknown number of homes as thousands of residents were forced to flee. The fire had grown to about 2 square miles (1,300 acres) by 3 p.m. and was continuing to spread throughout the residential area.
