• Donate
  • Subscribe
  • About
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • WhatMatters
  • Politics
    • 2020 Voter Guide
    • Votebeat
    • Election 2020
    • Inside the Capitol
  • Justice
    • California Divide
    • Housing
    • Immigration
    • Labor
  • Economy
    • California’s Pension Crisis
    • Poverty
  • Education
    • Corona on Campus
    • Disaster Days
    • K-12 Education
    • Higher Education
  • Children and Youth
  • Environment
    • Building Efficiency
    • California Wildfires
    • Climate Change
    • Frayed Wires
    • Rising Seas
    • Water
  • Health
    • Coronavirus
    • Breakdown: Mental Health
    • Drug Costs
    • Wellness
  • Commentary
    • Dan Walters
    • My Turn
    • Reader Reactions
  • Multimedia
    • Explainers
    • Data Points
    • Force of Law
    • Gimme Shelter
    • California State of Mind
    • Interactives
    • Video
  • Events
  • DONATE
  • About
    • Advisory Board
    • Board of Directors
    • California Dream Project
    • Contact Us
    • Inside CalMatters
    • Institutional Partners
    • Internships
    • Jobs
    • Media partners
    • Meet Our Team
    • Mission
    • Reports & Financials
    • Supporters
  • WhatMatters
  • Politics
    • 2020 Voter Guide
    • Votebeat
    • Election 2020
    • Inside the Capitol
  • Justice
    • California Divide
    • Housing
    • Immigration
    • Labor
  • Economy
    • California’s Pension Crisis
    • Poverty
  • Education
    • Corona on Campus
    • Disaster Days
    • K-12 Education
    • Higher Education
  • Children and Youth
  • Environment
    • Building Efficiency
    • California Wildfires
    • Climate Change
    • Frayed Wires
    • Rising Seas
    • Water
  • Health
    • Coronavirus
    • Breakdown: Mental Health
    • Drug Costs
    • Wellness
  • Commentary
    • Dan Walters
    • My Turn
    • Reader Reactions
  • Multimedia
    • Explainers
    • Data Points
    • Force of Law
    • Gimme Shelter
    • California State of Mind
    • Interactives
    • Video
  • Events
  • DONATE
  • About
    • Advisory Board
    • Board of Directors
    • California Dream Project
    • Contact Us
    • Inside CalMatters
    • Institutional Partners
    • Internships
    • Jobs
    • Media partners
    • Meet Our Team
    • Mission
    • Reports & Financials
    • Supporters
Skip to content
CalMatters

CalMatters

California, explained

  • Donate
  • Subscribe
  • About
  • Trending
  • California Policy Primer
  • Coronavirus Tracker
  • Covid Stories
  • Staying Sheltered

Tag: California wildfire bills

Firefighters battle the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire in the backyard of a home Aug. 21, 2020, in Boulder Creek. Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo
Posted inEnvironment

Wildfire funding bill dies in California Legislature

Avatar by Julie Cart August 30, 2020September 1, 2020

Too much opposition, too little time to address disputes over $3 billion in fees on utility customers for fire and climate change projects.

Flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires jump Butts Canyon Rd. on Aug. 23, 2020, as firefighters work to contain the blaze in unincorporated Lake County. The fire has killed four people, destroyed 845 structures and scorched more than 340,000 acres according to Cal Fire. Photo by Noah Berger, AP Photo
Posted inEnvironment

California lawmakers propose last-minute bill providing funds for fighting wildfires

Avatar by Julie Cart August 26, 2020August 26, 2020
Posted inNewsletters, WhatMatters

A vaccine showdown, a tax bill, wildfire costs and poverty

Dan Morain by Dan Morain June 21, 2019
photo of the 2017 Thomas Fire
Posted inNewsletters, WhatMatters

Wildfire liability, a budget deal, electric trucks and dead cows

Dan Morain by Dan Morain June 10, 2019
Posted inPolitics

What happens when the next big wildfire hits?

Avatar by Judy Lin February 11, 2019June 23, 2020
Sen. Bill Dodd (D-Napa), Aug. 9, 2018. Photo by Robbie Short for CALmatters
Posted inCalifornia Wildfires, Environment, Inside the Capitol

Sen. Bill Dodd proposes California wildfire warning center

Avatar by Judy Lin February 4, 2019June 23, 2020
Assemblymember Christy Smith is sworn in on the floor of the Assembly chambers. Photo by Max Whittaker for CALmatters
Posted inInside the Capitol, Politics

On Day One, hints of California’s Democratic agenda to come

Avatar by Laurel Rosenhall December 3, 2018June 23, 2020
BUTTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 11: Heavy overnight winds push embers from the Camp Fire up Highway 70 west of Pulga, Calif. early Sunday morning, November 11, 2018. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
Posted inEnvironment, Politics

Jerry Brown signed $1 billion in wildfire prevention—and none of it applies to the fires this year

AvatarAvatar by Judy Lin and Laurel Rosenhall November 14, 2018June 23, 2020
House Speaker Paul Ryan. Photo by Gage Skidmore, via Creative Commo
Posted inNewsletters, WhatMatters

California money, Trump’s emissions and water wars

Dan Morain by Dan Morain September 25, 2018
© 2021 CalMatters. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic Privacy Policy
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • YouTube