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Governor Newsom Natural Disasters Wildfires

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

A Guide for Property Owners Affected by the 2025 Los Angeles and Ventura Wildfires

Los Angeles and Ventura counties continue to reel from the devastating firestorm that led Governor Newsom to declare a state of emergency on January 7, 2025. The resulting fires, including the Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, Lidia,...more

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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update 2.7.25

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Governor Gavin Newsom stepped up his intervention on the California Coastal Commission last Monday, chiding the agency for providing “legally erroneous guidance” that threatens to create confusion and delay the rebuilding...more

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California Suspends Some Permitting and Environmental Review to Expedite Rebuilding After Southern California Fires

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Following the devastating fires in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-4-25 to expedite recovery and rebuilding efforts. Released on January 12, 2025, the Order suspends...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Client Alert: Protecting Against Residential Price Gouging During the Los Angeles Wildfires

As devastating wildfires displace thousands in Los Angeles County, Governor Newsom has declared a state of emergency. In the wake of this crisis, California’s price-gouging laws impose strict limits on rental price increases...more

Holland & Knight LLP

IRS, State of California Offer Tax Relief for Wildfire-Impacted Taxpayers in Los Angeles County

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In response to a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) declaration on the Los Angeles wildfires, the IRS on Jan. 10, 2025, issued a news release, IR-2025-10, which postpones certain tax-filing and tax-payment deadlines...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

California Legislative Update: Budget, Fires, Los Angeles

California’s Budget Proposal - On Jan. 10, 2024, Gov. Gavin Newsom released his 2025-2026 budget proposal. The budget proposes a total spending of $322.2 billion in state funds – it consists of approximately $228.9...more

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New Legislation Proposes Government Takeover of PG&E

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On February 3, 2020, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced Senate Bill 917 (“SB 917”), which would establish a new process for a potential government takeover of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”)....more

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Continued Efforts to Bolster Wireless Infrastructure as California Officials Brace for Wildfire Season

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California has been plagued by devastating wildfires over the past two summers, with the 2018 Camp Fire the deadliest and most destructive on record. Now that summer has officially started in 2019, officials are bracing for a...more

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