Gov. Gavin Newsom faces what may be his greatest political test and leadership challenge. He planned to greet President Trump upon his arrival in Southern California on Friday.

California Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Roseville, on Tuesday announced his intention to file a bill that would strip the California Coastal Commission of its authority to review certain activities relating to national security, critical infrastructure or with a high economic impact.

It is the strongest response Newsom has made so far in the week since the fires first erupted in the Los Angeles area.

The California Coastal Commission, the oft-controversial body tasked with protecting the state’s coast, is again in the crosshairs of Musk and congressional Republicans, who’ve raised alarms that residents with homes destroyed by the Palisades Fire are in store for a permitting nightmare if they try to rebuild.

WASHINGTON – California Governor Gavin Newsom accused tech billionaire Elon ... US President-elect Donald Trump and Mr Musk – the Tesla and SpaceX owner poised to play a key role advising ...

When California Gov. Gavin Newsom met with distraught supporters in the days following the November election, he tried to walk a fine line between vilifying Donald Trump and acknowledging that there will be times when he and the president-elect would need to work together.

Los Angeles firefighters braced for the return of yet more dangerously strong gusts, as California's governor slammed "hurricane-force winds of misinformation."

Fire-weary southern California was buffeted on Monday by dangerous winds, with forecasters warning of an "extremely critical" risk. | TAG24

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), a high-profile critic of President Trump, took aim Tuesday at a series of executive orders the president signed after his inauguration that rolled back Biden-era

Gov. Gavin Newsom has only expanded the size and scope of California government during his tenure, while Trump plans radical federal cuts.

Some Republican leaders insist that before California can get disaster aid, there will be conditions attached.

Trump is set to visit California on Friday, and the state’s governor will need to convince the president and congressional Republicans to provide aid to help rebuild Los Angeles.