Newsom is facing sharp criticism over the wildfires that have devastated Los Angeles. Newsweek writers decide if he should face a recall.

A little-noticed detail in a news item about the California state government budget, dated January 10: “California has $16.9 billion in reserves. Some $10.9 billion of that is in the state’s rainy-day ...

It remains unclear how much the city and its mayor will ultimately be to blame for the explosive horror of the Palisades fire ...