The governor tapped former LA Laker Magic Johnson, Dodgers chairman, and Olympics 2028 organizer to lead the philanthropic effort.

Residents in a Northern California community are begging Gov. Newsom for help as crime runs rampant as Los Angeles continues to burn from wildfires.

CBS News Confirmed checked Gov. Newsom's "fact checks" on the L.A.-area fires and found that although many were correct, a few omitted crucial context. Here's what we know.

Gov. Gavin Newsom will sign legislation Thursday providing $2.5 billion in funding to relief efforts in Los Angeles County, where two massive wildfires killed 28 people and left behind a trail of destruction this month.

President Trump is ripping California Gov. Gavin Newsom over mismanagement of the state leading up to the devastating wildfires and handling of sanctuary cities ahead of his visit to the Golden State.

California lawmakers unanimously approved $2.5 billion to aid wildfire cleanup and recovery in the Los Angeles area Thursday morning just 10 days after Gov. Gavin Newsom called for it in a special session.

Donald Trump has departed the White House for his first trip since his inauguration, with an itinerary that includes a visit to Los Angeles to survey fire damage and get an update on the recovery efforts in the Palisades.

Trump, who has frequently sparred with Newsom, is set to return to California amid a congressional standoff over conditioning federal disaster aid to the Democrat-run state. Republicans are pushing to tie the aid to a debt ceiling increase, and Trump has called on Newsom to acquiesce to his demands over water delivery and forest management.

Five major banks have agreed to provide mortgage relief to customers affected by wildfires that have ravaged thousands of homes, businesses and structures in the Los Angeles area, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said.

The program has enlisted Dodgers Chairman Mark Walter, Magic Johnson, and LA28 chairman and president Casey Wasserman to lead the initiative.

Climate change did not cause the Los Angeles wildfires, nor the now infamous Santa Ana winds. But its fingerprints were all over the recent disaster, says a large new study from World Weather Attribution.