Should builders permit their own projects? Post-fire LA considers a radical idea
The recent spate of LA fires has led many different parties to re-examine state and local approaches to building approval.
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More than two million acres of state land designated at high risk of wildfires
Reflecting intensifying wildfires and updated science, new state maps designate nearly two-and-a-half million acres of local ...
California calls for 5-foot clearance around homes: What does it mean?
Gavin Newsom, facing nationwide criticism after the devastating Los Angeles fires, on Thursday signed an executive order to ...
Fire is sucking up Sacramento’s oxygen
We’ve seen dozens of bills on wildfires — and not a lot on energy affordability or other issues lawmakers said they’d prioritize before the Los Angeles fires.
Crashes and Disasters
A Southern California man returned home after evacuating last month’s devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires to discover an ...
California Senators Push for More Year-Round Firefighters
A new proposal is aimed at addressing California’s growing fire season — which typically lasted from June to October in the 1990s but is now considered to be from May through December, according to ...
Newsom’s executive order mandating 5-foot clearance around homes: What does it mean?
Wildfire experts in recent years have highlighted the dangers of wind-driven embers that can travel great distances and ...
As fire season grows, California senators push for more year-round firefighters
After LA fires, Senate President Mike McGuire proposes full-time firefighters to replace the current seasonal workforce ...
Newsom wants to speed up a delayed rule to make California homes more fire resistant
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will order state officials to advance implementation of a state rule aiming to make homes more ...