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.

Firefighters have slowed the spread of a huge wildfire churning through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles where dangerous winds gained strength again.

Six people, including one suspect, were injured when gunfire erupted in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles and detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating two additional persons of interest.

They allege that the city’s decision to drain the Santa Ynez Reservoir undermined firefighters’ ability to fight the fire. Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt Sue Los Angeles After Losing Home in Wildfire