Bass, Barger, Newsom make emergency declarations in response to LA County wildfires

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declared a state of emergency as the Palisades Fire spread on Tuesday, aiming to speed to effort to secure dollars and resources to battle the swift-moving blaze, propelled by a fierce windstorm.

Earlier in the day, similar emergency declarations were issued by the county Board of Supervisors and Gov. Gavin Newsom.

A brush fire that quickly swelled to more than 2,920 acres amid a strong windstorm in Pacific Palisades by Tuesday evening burned multiple...