The city and county of San Diego have filed a lawsuit along with more than two dozen local governments across the nation that challenges alleged Trump administration attempts to place unlawful conditions on emergency and disaster preparedness funds. … The San Diego City Attorney’s Office says that locally, those funds support wildfire and flood prevention projects, counterterrorism emergency response efforts, port and transit security infrastructure, and fire department staffing.

Other flood and disaster preparedness news:

• R Street Institute: Blog: Disaster response in flux