California -- State of Emergency

Smoke cleared from weekend wildfires, allowing Southern Californians to see the damage. "At least 155 homes are lost and 104 damaged as recovery begins," The Orange County Register reported. In an interesting juxtaposition, the newspaper printed a reference to outdoors coverage atop the fire coverage: "Return to life."

The Los Angeles Times detailed damage and explained how fire spreads despite care taken by homeowners: "The small spark of a disaster." The Daily News of Los Angeles pictured residents who returned to damaged or destroyed homes.

The Santa Barbara News-Press devoted its entire page to the disaster with photos of "Treasure out of Rubble," the story of a young couple seriously burned and a report of arson charges pending.

While a number of newspapers in the region pictured smoldering ruins, photos of an active fire remained on The Signal in Santa Clarita.