New California laws strengthening penalties for disaster looting and the impersonation of firefighters, police officers, and other emergency personnel are now in effect, targeting crimes that often ...

Assembly Bill 1835, introduced by Assemblymember James Gallagher, R-Chico, would limit a state of emergency that a governor can declare to 90 days, unless the Legislature votes to extend it.

In 1993, California legislators enacted a law to overhaul how the state manages disasters, including how emergency responders coordinated their work and how they disseminated lessons learned. One ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers on Thursday introduced legislation aimed at holding large fossil fuel companies financially responsible for climate-fueled disasters, in a bid to shift the ...

Cal OES Director Nancy Ward, far left, attends a news conference with L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger and Gov. Gavin Newsom in February, as work began to remove debris from the Eaton fire in ...

Florida Peninsula Insurance is considering expanding its business to California. California's property insurance market is facing challenges similar to Florida's, including major carriers pausing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California lawmakers on Thursday introduced legislation aimed at holding large fossil fuel companies financially responsible for ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California’s emergency services director Nancy Ward initially accepted FEMA’s cleanup terms that excluded testing.