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Newsom and Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass have tried to deflect criticism of their leadership, stressing the unprecedented scale of wildfires that have leveled whole neighborhoods and killed at least 24 people in less than one week.
California Governor Gavin Newsom looks on as he visits the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, while powerful winds fueling devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area force people to evacuate, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. January 8, 2025.
Credit: Reuters/Daniel Cole
