Shawn Hubler

The fire and salvage operation could take days. Drones were used to monitor air quality, one local official said.

The county processes election ballots in a massive complex, where workers are monitored by live cameras and visitors are welcome.

Scars of wildfires and immigration raids won’t soon fade, but like the city itself, the Dodgers persevered and gave Southern California residents the rally they needed.

The Trump administration said that monitors will watch polling in two states, led by Democrats, where key races or issues are on the ballot.

The former supporter, Austin Beutner, who once led the city’s public schools as superintendent, is expected to challenge Ms. Bass’s re-election bid in next year’s mayoral race.

Blazes that firefighters thought had died but then later came roaring back to life have become increasingly common, heightening scrutiny of how first-responders put out wildfires.

Officials said that Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, of Melbourne, Fla., had intentionally set a fire that rekindled a week later into a devastating blaze that killed 12 people.

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A man in a vehicle displaying a handwritten sign referring to President Trump refused to exit his car as the authorities shut down surrounding streets. The man was taken into custody.

It was not immediately clear what caused the blast, which residents said felt like an earthquake. The fire could affect fuel prices in Southern California.