# california wildfires (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover california wildfires. Page: Feed: --- ## [Newsom pushes environmental carve-out for campaign donor’s Santa Monica project](https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/08/santa-monica-construction-legislative-carveout/) _2026-08-27 · Yue Stella Yu · CalMatters_ A last-minute Newsom proposal could exempt a Santa Monica housing project from the regular coastal development process. The developer, Jeff Worthe, is a longtime Newsom donor and appointee. ## [California sues to block Trump’s mail-in voting rules just days after loss at Supreme Court](https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/08/mail-in-voting-calilfornia-lawsuit/) _2026-08-26 · Lynn La · CalMatters_ California announced a new lawsuit over President Trump's executive order on mail-in voting, arguing in part that the Constitution gives states' power over elections. ## [Equipos federales de lucha contra incendios forestales están sobrecargados. California está interviniendo para ayudar](https://calmatters.org/calmatters-en-espanol/2026/08/incendios-forestales-california-gobierno-federal/) _2026-08-26 · Rachel Becker · CalMatters_ A medida que avanza la temporada de incendios, California está gestionando los combustibles y los incendios en los terrenos federales. ¿Podrá el estado mantener este ritmo? ## [Con el tiempo en contra, los legisladores de California rechazan partes clave del plan de Newsom para combatir los incendios forestales](https://calmatters.org/calmatters-en-espanol/2026/08/california-rechazan-partes-clave-del-plan-de-newsom/) _2026-08-26 · Jeanne Kuang and Levi Sumagaysay · CalMatters_ El gobernador Gavin Newsom está impulsando con urgencia un plan para brindar ayuda financiera a las empresas de servicios públicos que enfrentan enormes indemnizaciones por demandas judiciales debido a los incendios forestales en California. Algunos legisladores se oponen a la medida. ## [Meta to pay $17 billion — and limit ‘likes’ for teens — in social media settlement with states](https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2026/08/meta-to-pay-17-billion-and-limit-likes-for-teens-in-social-media-settlement-with-states/) _2026-08-26 · Colin Lecher · CalMatters_ California will get over $2 billion from Meta as part of a proposed settlement in a 47-state social media addiction case. The trial kicked off just last week in a federal court in Oakland. ## [Gavin Newsom’s last-minute wildfire plan hits friction in Capitol](https://calmatters.org/newsletter/newsom-wildfire-relief-legislature/) _2026-08-26 · Lynn La · CalMatters_ Comparing utility companies to terrorists, Democratic state lawmakers are pushing back against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s complex proposal that would reduce how much utilities pay for the wildfires they cause. As CalMatters’ Jeanne Kuang and Levi Sumagaysay explain, the proposal’s most controversial provisions include capping compensation for fire victims; curbing insurance companies’ right to recover… ## [UC should examine how it sorts students by campus](https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/08/uc-sorts-students-by-campus/) _2026-08-26 · Prasad Krishnamurthy · CalMatters_ New students are pegged by the informal hierarchy of UC campuses, affecting resources, faculty credentials, graduation chances and future earning ability. ## [California’s political battle over key environmental law brews on two fronts](https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/08/california-political-battle-environmental-law/) _2026-08-26 · Dan Walters · CalMatters_ Legislators this week and voters this November will weigh in on measures to curtail some of CEQA's vexing construction project restrictions. ## [Parents of transgender kids say California is ‘unprepared’ as feds cut off their healthcare](https://calmatters.org/health/2026/08/transgender-youth-medicaid-california-funding/) _2026-08-26 · Kristen Hwang · CalMatters_ Parents of transgender kids warned California for months. State officials are rushing to find money before the Oct. 13 deadline. ## [Surprise Solano County vote kills California Forever’s shipyard bill for this year](https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/08/california-forever-shipbuilding-solano-county-vote/) _2026-08-26 · Kate Wolffe and Yue Stella Yu · CalMatters_ Supervisors rejected a California Forever plan backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to allow construction of a shipbuilding facility in Solano County. ## [Know before it drops (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/JLZRc2ETZhcu) _2026-08-26 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a show, artist, genre or rocket and get notified before release ## [Legisladores usan ‘enmiendas hostiles’ para desmantelar reformas a leyes contra manejo bajo la influencia del alcohol](https://calmatters.org/calmatters-en-espanol/2026/08/legisladores-reformas-a-leyes-contra-manejo-bajo-la-influencia-del-alcohol/) _2026-08-21 · Lauren Hepler · CalMatters_ El proyecto de ley contaba con un amplio apoyo, pero el comité de la senadora Sabrina Cervantes lo desmanteló repentinamente sin apenas dar explicaciones. ## [In California’s biggest cities, Turner’s Outdoorsman is a top source of crime guns](https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/08/turners-outdoorsman-california-guns/) _2026-08-21 · By Aaron Mendelson for The Trace · CalMatters_ A new report from the California Department of Justice adds to concerning pattern documented in previous reporting by The Trace. ## [Deadly e-bike accidents shape Bay Area test](https://calmatters.org/newsletter/ebike-safety-plans/) _2026-08-21 · Lynn La · CalMatters_ Near-misses with a kid whizzing by on an electric bicycle may be a common nuisance these days, but some incidents can end in tragedy. As a growing number of e-bike related accidents — particularly ones involving children — raise alarm among residents and legislators, two bills that aim to expand e-bike safety in California are \[…\] ## [Proposition 44 wrongly squeezes politics between California patients and their healthcare](https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/08/proposition-44-destructive-community-clinics/) _2026-08-21 · Brent Sugimoto · CalMatters_ Community clinics across California do not meet the arbitrary standards Proposition 44 would create, jeopardizing healthcare services statewide, a physician argues. ## [Proposition 44 ensures California’s community clinics prioritize patients over executives](https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/08/patients-revenue-proposition-44-california/) _2026-08-21 · Sandra Carranza · CalMatters_ Proposition 44 will hold community health centers accountable for the public dollars they receive, argues a social worker. ## [California’s clashes over business regulation rage on as legislative session nears end](https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/08/california-business-regulation-legislative-clashes/) _2026-08-21 · Dan Walters · CalMatters_ Unions, consumer groups, personal injury lawyers and environmentalists are battling business groups over surveillance pricing and anti-monopoly bills. ## [Homeless counts dropped in these California counties this year](https://calmatters.org/housing/homelessness/2026/08/pit-counts-2026/) _2026-08-21 · Marisa Kendall · CalMatters_ California reduced its official homeless count in 2025 after years of increases. Now, preliminary data for 2026 shows many places in the state are continuing to make progress. Counties up and down the state are reporting that their homeless populations dropped this year, citing early results of the point-in-time count conducted in January. Some of \[…\] ## [AI led to mistakes in Nevada County criminal cases. Should the DA be sanctioned?](https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2026/08/ai-prosecutor-errors/) _2026-08-21 · Khari Johnson · CalMatters_ A judge will investigate how AI-based errors affected criminal cases in Nevada County, where the district attorney has already acknowledged that mistakes appeared in four cases. ## [Lawmakers gut major DUI reform through ‘hostile amendments’](https://calmatters.org/investigation/2026/08/california-lawmakers-gut-major-dui-reform/) _2026-08-21 · Lauren Hepler and Robert Lewis · CalMatters_ The bill had widespread support, but Sen. Sabrina Cervantes' committee suddenly gutted it with little explanation. ## [Xavier Becerra juega sobre seguro en la carrera por la gobernación y no está haciendo promesas](https://calmatters.org/calmatters-en-espanol/2026/08/xavier-becerra-juega-sobre-seguro/) _2026-08-20 · Jeanne Kuang · CalMatters_ ¿Qué haría Xavier Becerra, un veterano de 35 años en la política demócrata, si es electo como gobernador de California? Todavía no lo ha dicho. ## [Earn crypto for idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/114lMNZchaGF) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI, host Qwen/Llama/Mistral, and earn BTC, ETH, SOL, or USDC ## [A fake poll fooled the LA mayor’s campaign. It’s a ‘wake-up call’ for other politicians](https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/08/fake-poll-california-politics/) _2026-08-20 · Maya C. Miller · CalMatters_ A fake poll showing Karen Bass leading LA's mayoral race fooled journalists and her campaign, raising fears about betting market fraud and serving as a “wake-up call” for other campaigns. ## [Xavier Becerra won’t be pinned down on policy](https://calmatters.org/newsletter/xavier-becerra-campaign-policy/) _2026-08-20 · Lynn La · CalMatters_ Xavier Becerra considers it just being careful — though his critics could call it being noncommittal. Unlike his Republican opponent Steve Hilton who is campaigning on big promises such as $3-a-gallon gas and halving electricity bills, the Democratic candidate has avoided tying himself to lofty goals in his bid to lead California, reports CalMatters’ Jeanne \[…\] ## [As California demands less plastic in packaging, manufacturers say you’ll pay more for stuff](https://calmatters.org/environment/2026/08/plastics-law-producer-responsibility-consumer/) _2026-08-20 · Alejandra Reyes-Velarde · CalMatters_ More than two dozen California Assembly Democrats and one state senator sent a letter Wednesday to legislative leaders asking them to delay fees under SB 54, the state’s landmark plastic reduction law, for two years — an eleventh-hour push as the Legislature hurtles toward the end of session. The letter, addressed to Senate President Pro \[…\] ## [Xavier Becerra gets to play it safe in the race for governor, and he isn’t making promises](https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/08/california-governor-becerra-profile-promises/) _2026-08-20 · Jeanne Kuang · CalMatters_ What would Xavier Becerra, a 35-year veteran of Democratic politics, do as California governor? He’s still not saying. ## [As LA prepares for the Olympics, a lot is riding on its transit system](https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/08/los-angeles-olympics-transit-system/) _2026-08-20 · Jim Newton · CalMatters_ Ridership for LA’s transit system grew by 2.4 million riders during the World Cup, considered a dry run for the Olympics, which will be a tougher, more regionwide challenge. ## [Attorney General Bonta excels at self-promotion but buries legal losses that cost California](https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/08/attorney-general-bonta-legal-california/) _2026-08-20 · Dan Walters · CalMatters_ Rob Bonta has sent nearly 500 press releases this year. But he has been quiet about California's payouts for lost or settled court cases. Recently they totaled $7 million. ## [Las ciudades penitenciarias de California buscan desesperadamente nuevos empleos tras los cierres: ‘Nadie vendrá a salvarnos’](https://calmatters.org/calmatters-en-espanol/2026/08/ciudades-penitenciarias-de-california-buscan-nuevos-empleos/) _2026-08-19 · Nigel Duara · CalMatters_ California está cerrando prisiones porque tiene menos personas encarceladas. Varias ciudades con prisiones clausuradas ahora tienen dificultades para atraer nuevos empleadores. ## [Los incendios forestales se propagan por las carreteras. La administración Trump quiere construir más en áreas protegidas](https://calmatters.org/calmatters-en-espanol/2026/08/trump-california-bosques-carreteras/) _2026-08-19 · Rachel Becker · CalMatters_ La administración Trump eliminar la protección de más de 4 millones de acres de bosques en California. ## [Exclusive records show California Forever’s intense lobbying](https://calmatters.org/newsletter/california-forever-lobbying-records/) _2026-08-19 · Lynn La · CalMatters_ California Forever wanted a ‘yes’ — and fast. In the weeks before the end of the legislative year last September, representatives for the tech billionaire-backed mega development emailed, called and texted Solano County officials, hoping to secure support for proposed legislation that would speed up environmental review for a shipyard that could yield thousands of new \[…\] ## [Five California propositions ask the same question: Who should pay billions in taxes?](https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/08/california-ballot-measures-taxes-billions/) _2026-08-19 · Dan Walters · CalMatters_ To get high-income Californians to pay more taxes, voters could approve Propositions 40 and 3. Props 41, 42 and 43 would make it harder to raise taxes. ## [Never miss a game (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/sndyfj5V0n0G) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Follow any team; get an hour and one-minute web and email reminders. ## [Inside California Forever’s high-pressure push to fast-track a shipyard](https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/08/california-forever-shipyard-pressure-campaign/) _2026-08-19 · Yue Stella Yu and Kate Wolffe · CalMatters_ California Forever pressured Solano County officials to support state legislation to fast-track its shipyard development, newly obtained public records show. Now, during the final weeks of the legislative session, the company is ramping up the pressure again. ## [San Diego County’s pursuit of ethics reforms may also help consolidate Democratic control](https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/08/san-diego-ethics-commission-ballot/) _2026-08-19 · Robert Greene · CalMatters_ A closer look at San Diego County's ballot measure to establish an ethics commission includes notable governance changes that could benefit slim political majorities on the Board of Supervisors. ## [Forest fires follow roads. The Trump administration wants to build more](https://calmatters.org/environment/wildfires/2026/08/trump-california-forests-logging-roads/) _2026-08-18 · Rachel Becker · CalMatters_ Trump administration targets protections for more than 4 million acres of California forests. ## [Informe: ICE da altas notas de salud a centros de detención pese a aumento de muertes](https://calmatters.org/calmatters-en-espanol/2026/08/informe-ice-salud-a-centros-de-detencion/) _2026-08-18 · Nigel Duara · CalMatters_ Según una nueva investigación del Proyecto de Supervisión Gubernamental, los centros de detención de inmigrantes están recibiendo altas calificaciones en materia de salud y seguridad bajo la administración Trump. ## [Supervisores del condado de San Diego quieren expulsar al ICE del campo de tiro del condado](https://calmatters.org/calmatters-en-espanol/2026/08/san-diego-ice-campo-de-tiro/) _2026-08-18 · Deborah Brennan · CalMatters_ Los supervisores del condado de San Diego quieren expulsar al ICE de su campo de tiro en respuesta a la campaña de deportaciones masivas auspiciada por la administración Trump. ## [¿Votará California por un candidato ‘progresista’ en la contienda por el cargo de comisionado de seguros?](https://calmatters.org/calmatters-en-espanol/2026/08/california-progresista-comisionado-de-seguros/) _2026-08-18 · Levi Sumagaysay · CalMatters_ Jane Kim, respaldada por Bernie Sanders, podría subirse a la ola progresista. Ben Allen cuenta con el respaldo del Partido Demócrata de California para el puesto de comisionado de seguros. ## [Newsom closed 5 prisons. What happened to the towns around them?](https://calmatters.org/newsletter/prison-closures-whats-next/) _2026-08-18 · Lynn La · CalMatters_ About 15 years ago, the former prison towns of Blythe and Susanville were getting by relatively well. Many of towns’ residents were steadily employed by the state, and their good wages and benefits helped fuel the local, albeit isolated, economies. But after changes in California’s criminal sentencing laws led to fewer people being incarcerated — \[…\] ## [ICE gives detention centers high marks for health under Trump even as deaths climb, report finds](https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/08/ice-detention-centers-project-on-government-oversight/) _2026-08-18 · Nigel Duara · CalMatters_ Immigrant detention centers are receiving high marks for health and safety under the Trump administration, according to a new investigation by the Project on Government Oversight. ## [California prison towns grasp for new jobs after closures: ‘No one is coming to save us’](https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/08/california-prisons-jobs-after-closing/) _2026-08-18 · Nigel Duara · CalMatters_ California is closing prisons because it's incarcerating fewer people. Several towns with shuttered prisons now are struggling to lure new employers. ## [San Diego County Supervisors want to kick ICE out of the county firing range](https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/08/san-diego-board-supervisor-ice/) _2026-08-18 · Deborah Brennan · CalMatters_ As thousands are deported, San Diego County supervisors want to kick ICE off their firing range. ## [El estado afirma que este hombre le robó millones a ancianos de California. Los tribunales ignoraron las señales de advertencia durante años](https://calmatters.org/calmatters-en-espanol/2026/08/fiduciario-robo-millones-ancianos-california/) _2026-08-17 · Byrhonda Lyons · CalMatters_ Una investigación de CalMatters reveló que muchas de las medidas de protección diseñadas para prevenir el abuso fiduciario han sido abandonadas o ignoradas. ## [Algunos estudiantes de Cal State recibieron las decisiones sobre su ayuda financiera mucho más tarde este año. He aquí por qué](https://calmatters.org/calmatters-en-espanol/2026/08/cal-state-ayuda-financiera/) _2026-08-17 · Mikhail Zinshteyn · CalMatters_ La agencia federal de ayuda actualizó sus medidas de protección contra el fraude, lo que provocó un retraso de varias semanas en las notificaciones de ayuda financiera a los estudiantes. ## [CA says he stole from ailing seniors. Officials missed the red flags](https://calmatters.org/newsletter/california-conservatorship-fiduciary-theft/) _2026-08-17 · Lynn La · CalMatters_ Gregory Oveross’ job was to take care of his elderly clients’ money. Instead, state prosecutors say, he and his partner stole $6 million from his clients’ accounts. And then he left key parts of his reports to the courts blank, according to court records. Over the last two decades, California has set up systems to \[…\] ## [The state says he stole millions from California seniors. Courts missed warning signs for years](https://calmatters.org/investigation/2026/08/california-fiduciary-abuse-missed-warning-signs/) _2026-08-17 · Byrhonda Lyons · CalMatters_ A CalMatters investigation found that many of the safeguards designed to protect against fiduciary abuse have been abandoned or ignored. ## [Newsom’s wildfire recovery proposal will make sure Californians get paid first](https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/08/wildfire-victims-recovery-reforms-california/) _2026-08-17 · Joe Denham · CalMatters_ After wildfires, any recovery reform must put victims ahead of hedge funds, trial attorneys, insurance companies and other profiteers, a Creek Fire survivor says. ## [‘There is nothing else’: Californians face eviction as insurer cancels assisted living benefit](https://calmatters.org/health/2026/08/assisted-living-healthnet-coverage/) _2026-08-17 · Kristen Hwang · CalMatters_ Health Net's decision to cut assisted living benefits for roughly 3,500 low-income seniors could force some of them onto the streets, critics fear. ## [After refinery explosions, California lawmakers move to preserve safety rules](https://calmatters.org/digital-democracy/2026/08/refinery-safety-california-gas/) _2026-08-15 · Alejandro Lazo · CalMatters_ California lawmakers are advancing an effort to preserve oil refinery safety rules that were designed to prevent fires, explosions and other catastrophes despite industry opposition. The union-backed proposal, Senate Bill 966, would enshrine existing worker protections into state law as California regulators move to revise them in response to a legal settlement with the state’s \[…\] ## [US DOJ finds ‘unbroken pattern’ of sexual abuse by California prison staff](https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/08/prisons-sexual-abuse/) _2026-08-15 · By Madi Bolaños of KQED · CalMatters_ A two-year federal investigation found decades of staff sexual abuse against incarcerated women at California correctional facilities. ## [Juez federal se dispone a restringir las tácticas de detención de inmigrantes en las redadas de Los Ángeles](https://calmatters.org/calmatters-en-espanol/2026/08/juez-federal-tacticas-de-detencion-de-inmigrantes/) _2026-08-14 · Wendy Fry and Sergio Olmos · CalMatters_ Las detenciones sin orden judicial han sido una característica clave de los esfuerzos del gobierno por deportar masivamente.