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As Drought Intensifies, California Seeing More Wildfires By Don Thompson | May 26, 2021 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As California sinks deeper into drought it already has had more than 900 additional wildfires than at this point in 2020, which was a record-breaking year that saw more than 4% of the state’s land scorched by flames. The danger prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom to propose spending a record $2 billion on wildfire mitigation. That’s double what he had proposed in January. “Clearly we recognize we need to step up our efforts here in the state of C...

As California sinks deeper into drought it already has had more than 900 additional wildfires than at this point in 2020

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As California sinks deeper into drought it already has had...

Gov. Newsom Unveils $2 Billion Wildfire Preparedness Budget CBS SF Bay Area 1 hr ago Syndicated Local – CBS San Francisco SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS SF/AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday highlighted new firefighting equipment that would be part of his proposed $2 billion investment in wildfire and emergency preparedness. “Clearly we recognize we need to step up our efforts here in the state of California and that’s what we began to do early this year,” Newsom said Monday. California’s mountains and foothills are expected to see above-normal wildfire potential from Jun...

Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing a $2 billion plan for wildfire and emergency preparedness.