A California special legislative session to counter the policies of the incoming Trump Administration, originally scheduled for Jan. 14, has been postponed.
Staff from the office of Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel, chair of the Assembly’s budget committee, confirmed to The Epoch Times on Monday that the postponement was due to the ongoing wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday also expanded the scope of the special session to include expediting funding for the disaster, which has killed at least 24 people and destroyed more than 12,000 homes and other structures.
Newsom is requesting $2.5 billion in additional funding for the ongoing emergency response and to increase preparedness, as well as support the reopening of schools closed due to the fires….