The California Coastal Commission, the oft-controversial body tasked with protecting the state’s coast, is again in the crosshairs of Musk and congressional Republicans, who’ve raised alarms that residents with homes destroyed by the Palisades Fire are in store for a permitting nightmare if they try to rebuild.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will join at least seven Republican governors in raising the American flag full staff for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. The move comes as Newsom is seeking federal assistance for his state to recover from the wildfires.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will raise American flags at the California Capitol on Monday for a limited time during President-elect Trump’s inauguration, according to his office. The decision aligns him with many of his Republican counterparts in other states,