LA Times Today: Judy Chu on rebuilding after the Eaton Fire and the future of FEMA
Congresswoman Judy Chu represents the fire victims in Altadena and joined Lisa McRee to talk about the politics of disaster.
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‘You Made It So Impossible’: Trump Halts Dem Rep On FEMA Defense, Calls Out Insurance Companies Fleeing State
President Donald Trump on Friday halted Democratic California Rep. Brad Sherman’s defense of using the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Will Southern California Wildfire Victims Receive Only $770 From FEMA?
“JUST IN: Biden just announced California fire victims are being given $770,” tweeted Nick Sortor, a self-described “independent journalist.” “Barely a FEW NIGHTS in a hotel out here in LA. Why are Americans given pennies while foreigners are given blank checks?!”
Fact Check: Posts misstate FEMA budget capability for California wildfire response
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has billions of dollars in disaster funds, which are used to reimburse states for eligible recovery efforts after major disasters, contrary to posts online saying FEMA has “no money” to respond to the wildfires in southern California.
Donald Trump visits Southern California: Here’s what happened
Fact checking Trump's claims about the California wildfires
Trump Thanks Himself In Bizarre Post About California Wildfires
Trump mulls making FEMA 'go away' during disaster relief trip to N.C., California
Touring disaster sites, Trump says he wants to get rid of FEMA
FEMA Closer to Getting Wiped Out After Trump Emergency Review Order
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order which could lead to the eradication of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The order on Sunday night demanded a task force to investigate the agency and find solutions that will transform it.
Dogs visit FEMA centers to comfort those impacted by Southern California wildfires
Southern California residents are being proactive about new fire threats while others are in the process of healing and recovering from what has burned down.
LA wildfires live: Residents face new threats of mudslides and ‘toxic ash’ as rain hits Southern California
Residents face new threats of mudslides and ‘toxic ash’ as rain hits Southern California - Seven fires are still raging across Southern California and have consumed more than 57,000 acres
The Southern California Wildfires: How Small Businesses Can Help
Recovery work is underway to help the thousands of Californians and small businesses that have been impacted by wildfires. Here is how small businesses can help.
Trump doesn’t know basics of California water supply at all
On his way to California on Friday, President Trump made some statements about the water situation here during the recent fires. He said, “The water from the north was turned off”; that
Trump Seeks to Assert More Control Over California’s Water
The president, who has assailed California’s leaders over wildfires, issued the directive in an executive order that was dated Friday but released on Sunday.
Trump Says He Might ‘Get Rid’ of FEMA
Donald Trump says he plans to sign an executive order that could dissolve FEMA, and shifting disaster relief responsibilities to the states.