Cal Fire’s total base wildfire protection budget has nearly tripled over the past 10 years, from $1.1 billion in 2014‑15 to $3 billion in 2023‑24.

Reduction to an extra sum for fire resilience drew outrage while the general fund for fire prevention continues to swell under Newsom's leadership.

Just over $100 million was cut from California's wildfire and forest resilience fund in the latest budget, though total spending has grown sharply since 2014.

President Trump ripped California Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday for mismanaging California before the destructive Los Angeles wildfires and defending sanctuary cities, arguing that the Democratic governor looks like “an idiot.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) corrected multiple viral posts on social media containing disinformation surrounding the raging fires devastating Los Angeles. Since Tuesday afternoon, Los Angeles has been battling large wildfires as the high-speed Santa Ana winds have spread the fires quickly across entire neighborhoods,

On social media, President-elect Donald Trump amplified a claim that California Gov. Gavin Newsom slashed the state's fire budget by $100 million just months before the outbreak of the recent wildfires.

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.

A review of California Gov. Newsom's budget cuts shows fire prevention funding was reduced substantially just months before the California fires.

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