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KQED's The California Report

How Politics Could Play A Role In Wildfire Aid

Jan 16, 2025
11:36

Fire crews are still on the front lines battling the Los Angeles blazes, but California’s Democratic state leaders are bracing for a different fight ahead: a potential clash with the administration of President-elect Donald Trump over disaster aid.


Reporter: Marisa Lagos, KQED


A 14-year-old in Los Angeles is trying to help to restore a sense of normalcy for girls who lost everything in the wildfires there. Her effort to give those girls some free retail therapy has gone viral.


Reporter: Robin Estrin, KCRW


The fires that have destroyed homes have also burned through thousands of acres of wildland that’s home to bears, mountain lions, squirrels and other animals.


Reporter: Jill Replogle, LAist

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