California lawmakerson Monday, postponed a special legislative session scheduled for Tuesday in the “Trump-proof” Gold State before the inauguration of President-elect Trump, due to the hot fire that is destroying the Los Angeles area.
A member of the California Assembly's finance office told Fox News Digital that the hearing was postponed due to the fire, adding that the committee's chairman, Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel, was unable to attend the meeting because he is representing states. ravaged by wild infernos.
When asked when the meeting will resume before Trump starts on Jan. 20, the budget office said the new date is still “up in the air.”
When the session was adjourned, lawmakers, on Friday, amended the law.
The California Capitol July 17, 2022, Sacramento, Calif. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
KCRA in Sacramento reports that lawmakers have submitted a proposal for a new website in light of the pending lawsuits between the government and the Trump administration, some of which are related to the use of an additional $25 million for California Department of Justice to fight legal battles, and proposed $25 million in grants for legal services and immigration support. The recommendations were included in the special education credits, ABX1-1 and ABX1-2.
The news comes just days after a KCRA reporter pressed California Democratic Assembly speaker Robert Rivas on whether it was the right time to hold a legislative hearing on the provision of money to fight Trump in a way that lawmakers could do without a special session.
Rivas deflected the question, saying he was there to deal with wildfires.
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Water is dropped by helicopter on the Kenneth Fire in the West Hills section of Los Angeles, Thursday, January 9, 2025. (Ethan Swope/AP)
“This is a historic, historic wildfire,” he told a reporter. “This is, this is a historic event. These wildfires, as I said, will probably be some of the worst fires in the country and disasters in the history of the country.”
But the reporter continued, saying, “while this fire is happening, and while people are trying to understand what is happening and are worried about disaster relief, they are worried about the ability to get homeowners insurance, your chamber provided a special legislative session to prepare for donald trump in a way that you can now do without a special legislative session, is now the right time for that ?
Again, Rivas focused on recovering from the fire and did not answer the reporter's question directly.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom and President-elect Trump clashed on various issues, including immigration. (Getty/AP)
Rivas' office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for more information about the postponement of the special session.
Shortly after Trump's election victory, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a special legislative session to bolster the federal legal fund in the face of attacks from the Trump administration. Trump fired back at Newsom after the announcement, saying in his Public Truth report, “He's using the term 'Trump-Proof' as a way to stop all the GREAT things that can be done in 'Make California'.” Great Again,' but I just won the Election by a landslide.”
Between 2017 and 2021, the California Department of Justice conducted 122 cases against the policies of the Trump administration, spending the disputed $42 million. Newsom's office said in one instance, the federal government was ordered to reimburse California about $60 million in public safety grants.
While California has filed more than 100 lawsuits against the Trump administration, Trump has filed only four lawsuits against the state. In 2018, Trump's DOJ filed a lawsuit over three California sanctuary laws that prohibit cooperation with it. federal immigration enforcement. That same year, Trump sued California for its statewide net neutrality law.
Jamie Joseph of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.