The first-of-its-kind agreement would fund litigation against the incoming White House and protect against a potential mass deportation of immigrants.

Gavin Newsom on Monday expanded a special Trump-resistance legislative session to include billions of dollars in wildfire spending as catastrophic blazes tear through Los Angeles County. Newsom’s move,

California Governor Gavin Newsom wants state lawmakers to approve $2.5 billion in funding to assist emergency response efforts and help fund vast recovery plans from devastating wildfires in Los Angeles.

Show Caption1 of 6Expand Gov. Gavin Newsom is trying to increase the chances that homes lost to the Los Angeles firestorms get rebuilt quickly. The governor’s order to eliminate potential state regulatory roadblocks and his nudges to streamline local construction permitting processes acknowledge that getting approval to build housing in and around