More than 17,000 people are under evacuation orders as a wildfire continues to threaten suburban homes in Southern California.

The Ventura County Fire Department said overnight, firefighters were able to make significant progress due to the favorable weather and cooler temperatures.

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Many social media posts cite California's lack of a voter identification law as a reason they would be able to vote in the mayoral election.

Cal Fire officials said the Sandy Fire in Simi Valley is spreading "dangerously fast" and is threatening structures as well as infrastructure.

The Plug and Play Solar Act, which passed on a 35-1 vote, would allow portable solar generation devices with up to 1,200 watts of output to connect to a building through a standard outlet. The bill now moves to the state Assembly,

President Donald Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews that he hopes Spencer Pratt does well in the Los Angeles mayoral race, saying he heard the ex-reality TV star is "a big MAGA person" and ripping California's elections as "dishonest.

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A wave of wildfires over the past few days has stretched fire crews across several counties as the flames destroy structures and drive thousands of residents to evacuate. In Simi Valley, tens of