Recent wildfires not only brought lose and heartache to the residents of the Los Angeles area, they also scorched state, city and county politics. While the initial voting in the races for California governor and Los Angeles mayor is more than a year away memories of how politicians dealt with the fires and its aftermath will linger.

For weeks, Trump has ripped officials in California over their handling of the wildfires that tore through the Los Angeles area, often based on misinformation. He has claimed Cali

California Gov. Gavin Newsom publicly appealed to United States President Donald Trump for assistance in helping Los Angeles recover from the devastating wildfires as the city prepares to host the 2028 Olympics.