President Donald Trump, within hours of taking office Monday, signed executive orders directing federal agencies to work toward routing more water through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to other parts of California.

As historic fires rip through the Los Angeles area ... which combine in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, to the much-drier farms of the Central Valley and cities of Southern California ...

President-elect Trump has incorrectly blamed California water management for the destruction from the recent fires in the Los Angeles area

American historian Victor Davis Hanson criticizes the "failures" of local and state leadership amid Los Angeles' wildfire mitigation efforts.

Its protected status limits how much water can be pulled from its habitat in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River delta, which some say should be used for farmers or human consumption. But that water would never be used to fight fires in Los Angeles anyway.

Santa Clara Valley Water District approves spending $9.7 million for planning and studies of massive public works plan

In a post on his social media network Truth Social, Trump said Newsom refused to sign a water restoration declaration, protecting the smelt rather than people.

Trump attempts to roll back California’s EV mandate and Delta fish protections, likely sparking legal battles over climate and water policies

A three-inch-long fish is at the center of a political debate over wildfire management in California as deadly blazes continue in Los Angeles.

Gavin Newsom (D) raised concerns about the possibility of President-elect Trump withholding federal disaster aid to the state amid the ongoing wildfires in the greater Los Angeles ... the endangered Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta’s smelt fish.

Gavin Newsom (D) for the raging wildfires in the Los Angeles region, most recently calling for ... regulations limit the amount of water that can be pumped from the nearby Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in order to protect a fish called the smelt.