California Senate leader floats year-round peak firefighting staffing
Senate leadership said it would cost about $175 million a year to boost staffing levels to respond to increased fire risk.
As California’s fire season grows, state senators push for more year-round firefighters
Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire proposed Tuesday that state firefighters work year-round in place of the seasonal workforce the agency currently staffs for nine months each year. The increased duty for about 3,
After brutal fire season, California lawmakers call for seasonal firefighters to be employed year-round
State legislators are calling to extend Cal Fire's staffing to a year-round system, switching some roles from nine-month positions.
California lawmakers renew effort to make state's firefighting force full-time and year-round
California lawmakers this year are trying once again to make Cal Fire's firefighting and prevention force a year-round program.
California lawmakers reach across the aisle for firefighting legislation
Both Republicans and Democrats have filed several bills this session related to wildfires in the wake of the massive deadly fires that decimated Los Angeles in January.
CAL FIRE firefighters could become year-round employees, new bill proposes
State legislators say the bipartisan bill would support overworked firefighters by addressing staffing issues.
California’s Prop. 36 promised to get tough on crime. Republicans demand funding for it
Prop. 36 increases penalties for some drug and theft-related offenses. Gov. Gavin Newsom was vocally against the measure, ...
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California senator reappointed as insurance chair despite questions over corruption probe
The leader of the California Senate has reappointed the former chair of the chamber’s insurance committee, despite ...
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State legislators say the bipartisan bill would support overworked firefighters by addressing staffing issues.
'The military did not enter California': State responds to claim from President Trump about water
California leaders are disputing a claim from President Donald Trump about the state's water resources.
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California Shuts Down Trump Claim That Military Turned State's Water Back On: 'State Water Supplies Remain Plentiful'
California officials reject Trump's claims about the military restoring water, clarify that Los Angeles sources its water ...
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California denounces Donald Trump claim military helped turn on water amid fires
The California Department of Water Resources (CDWR ... which have burned more than 57,000 acres and killed at least 28 ...
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California Wildfire Resilience And Recovery Legislation
Senate Republicans announced a package of bills, one authored by Republican Mother Lode State Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil.