$24 million land deal creates 7-mile-long Bay Area corridor of protected redwood forests to the ocean
In one of the largest deals to protect open space in the Bay Area over the past decade, an environmental group is purchasing ...
Cal Fire's updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must comply with safety codes
Cal Fire will begin rolling out new fire-hazard severity maps, which are expected to more than double the land in ...
Scientific research, school budgets under attack
A person uses their laptop at the UCLA campus in Los Angeles on Feb. 18, 2022. Photo by Raquel Natalicchio for Following President Donald Trump’s directive in January to temporarily freeze certain ...
Bay Area community could be death trap in major fire, study warns
A new traffic study warns that residents in Glen Ellen, Sonoma County, could face up to nine hours of gridlock during an ...
South Monterey County contained at just over 6 acres
The fire was reported west of Greenfield at around 1:30 p.m. Firefighters say that the fire is currently five acres with a slow rate of speed.
More than 2 million acres of local land in California designated as ‘high’ or ‘very high’ fire danger areas
In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest severity zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency rules.
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Governor Newsom calls on CAL FIRE to update fire hazard zone map
Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to prepare for future urban firestorms with updates to fire hazard maps.