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Officials Look to Reopen Oakland, CA, Fire Stations Closed in Budget Cuts
Oakland officials are looking to take money from insurance and other programs to reopen two fire stations closed last month.
Pacific Coast Highway went from smoldering to flooded in just few weeks: California’s drought-to-deluge cycle on steroids
On Friday, the storied coastal road had dissolved into a river of mud and debris after a powerful rainstorm sent those burned ...
California city's massive $130M deficit threatens dangerous cuts to its firefighting capacity
The city of Oakland will lose 30% of its firefighting capacity in the next two weeks due to the city’s $129.8 million budget ...
2 million acres of land in California designated as ‘high’ or ‘very high’ fire danger areas
In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency ...
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Bills would allow baby boxes at Michigan police, fire stations
Three Michigan lawmakers from both major parties are sponsoring bills that would allow baby boxes at police stations, fire ...
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 ...
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California city's massive $130M deficit threatens dangerous cuts to its firefighting capacity
Oakland's $129.8 million budget deficit could eradicate up to 30% of its firefighting capacity, depleting a strapped department already stretched thin by station closures, according to sources on ...
Funding to fight fires — not crime — is new priority for many California cities
For years, California’s police commissioners have used the image of stolen cars and shattered windows to demand more ...
Southern California officers shoot woman who allegedly lit car on fire, charged officers with knife
Police officers in the Inland Empire shot a woman early Wednesday morning after she lit a car on fire at a gas station and charged them with a knife, authorities said. According to the Colton ...
'As bad as it gets:' Here's why California gas prices skyrocketed
Bay Area drivers started the week off with a nearly 30-cent jump in gas prices, and it’s only expected to get worse, experts ...