Kathryn Barger is the Supervisor of Los Angeles County's 5th District. For the past few days, Southern California has been ablaze with wildfire, which has spread across tens of thousands of acres.

Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger responded to comments made by the CEO of Southern California Edison about the winds not being strong enough to shut off power to an Altadena transmission tower.

Thousands of structures have been affected in what is already the most destructive firestorms in the city’s history. There have been multiple wildfires raging across Los Angeles County, including the monstrous Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades and Malibu areas of L.A. County, as well as the Eaton Fire in Pasadena and Altadena.

County supervisors in California are rarely singled out for criticism, as the LA fires show. That will soon change in Los Angeles County.

With a visit to the L.A. area, Trump could fulfill one of the unwritten rules of being a president: showing compassion for families who have lost everything.

Amid a fifth consecutive day of fires in her county, Barger posted a two-page letter addressed to Trump in his capacity as president-elect.

A Los Angeles County official went off-script during a Saturday morning press conference to criticize GoFundMe over its fees.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, as well as other local officials, said they were confident that President-elect Trump would visit the region.

At least 20 people have been arrested on suspicion of looting during the wildfires raging in Los Angeles County, according to officials. L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger said at a Thursday ne ...

Emergency declarations from the city, county and state are aimed to speed funding and resources to battle the local fires

Massive fires continue burning after igniting in the foothills of Pacific Palisades, and Altadena, forcing thousands to evacuate amid a life-threatening and destructive windstorm slamming Southern California.

In response to this month’s devastating Eaton and Palisades wildfires, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger, along with Supervisor Lin