Governor Newsom has expanded the CalAssist Mortgage Fund to provide $100,000 in mortgage relief grants for California fire survivors and increases income eligibility.

California authorities are investigating whether race, age or disability was a factor in delays in emergency notifications or evacuations in Altadena.

A new wildfire was reported today at 9:16 p.m. at in Los Angeles County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land. Currently, there is no data indicating the containment progress of the fire and its cause has yet to be determined.

A blockbuster lawsuit alleging California and the City of Los Angeles failed to properly extinguish the Lachman Fire, which led to the Palisades Fire, causing 12 deaths and billions of dollars in

A dry January means concerning news for some of California's wildfire risk indicators, whereas others are performing well.

The U.S. is facing an affordable housing shortage. It’s also facing increased climate disaster. So how do we build resilient homes at scale? Here are a couple solutions.

Southern California continues to hold roughly twice the exposure in high and extreme wildfire zones compared with the north, and its maximum loss potential remains significantly higher. But over the past decade, escalating Northern California fire frequency and size have pushed its contribution to total industry losses close to parity.

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The California FAIR Plan Association has returned to the catastrophe bond market for its second sponsorship, seeking $200 million or more in capital

It is the second piece of legislation this session that asks the state to create first-of-its-kind standards to address toxic debris left in homes that survive wildfires.