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Where is LA's $40 Billion in Wildfire Aid?
Season 2025
Episode 358
Months after devastating wildfires, Los Angeles still hasn't received the $40 billion in federal aid requested by Governor Newsom. As Congress stalls, pressure mounts from voters and political leaders to secure disaster relief before existing emergency funds run out.
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Dry lightning sparks dozens of fires as research points to more strikes.
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Sales stall as rates top 6%, listings fall, and deals get canceled.
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Tech firms pitch free AI resources to schools in exchange for users.
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Reservoirs are 31% full as talks intensify and power risks grow.
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A $500K pilot funds ACs and purifiers for vulnerable desert residents.
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Newsom pivots toward boosting in-state oil to tame gas prices.
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Lawmakers weigh lethal control after a rapid mute swan population boom.
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Covered CA premiums will jump 10.3% next year as aid fades.
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State will shutter Norco’s California Rehabilitation Center in 2026, saving $150M.
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A judge orders suspended UCLA science grants restored as $584M freeze eases.
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New 15% tariffs stall imports and unsettle California's wine trade.
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Late-July order backs encampment crackdowns, ends harm reduction funding.