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.

As devastating wildfires fanned by powerful winds ravaged Los Angeles in January 2025, a video of a street shrouded in smoke was shared in social media posts with a false claim that it was filmed in the United States' second-biggest city.

Flood alerts remain in effect across portions of the Los Angeles area in Southern California as much-needed rain moves into the region. And while the rain is helping with the ongoing wildfire fight, it’s triggering fears of mud and debris flows in burn scar areas.

Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District's regional OES Type One and Type Three have returned home after battling wildfires in Los Angeles, where they received kind support from the local community.

Rain has finally returned to wildfire-scorched Los Angeles — but now officials are warning flooding and landslides could wreak more chaos on the battered city along its “burn scars.” The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for the area from 4 p.