California Insurance Commissioner demands more answers from State Farm on proposed rate hike
State Farm submitted a request for an emergency interim rate, which would have increased costs by 22% for some homeowners.
Updated CalFire map shows increase in 'very high' fire hazard acreage in Northern California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — CalFire released a new map this week, expanding hazardous fire zones in Northern California. It's part of Governor Gavin Newsom's executive order after the Los Angeles fires.
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California expands list of high-risk fire areas: Over 2.3M acres will face more stringent rules
REFLECTING INTENSIFYING WILDFIRES and updated science, new state maps designate more than 2.3 million acres of local land in ...
Evacuations, flood warnings issued as Bay Area hit by latest atmospheric river storm
Heavy rain from the latest atmospheric river triggered flood warnings for several Bay Area counties along with some evacuations in Santa Cruz County Thursday.The National Weather Service issued a ...
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Weather West: Major Storm To Bring High Risk Of Debris Flows In SoCal Wildfire Zones, With Some Flood Risk Elsewhere
The following is an excerpt from a recent article on the Weather West Blog.  California's extraordinary precipitation dipole has persisted into mid-Feb with only slight attenuation Well, it has ...
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SoCal hit by mudslides, flooding as powerful storm slams region
The heaviest rain slammed into the region Thursday night into early Friday morning, triggering flash floods and mudslides ...
Where were California’s biggest pay raises?
California’s smallest paychecks averaged 25% growth during the past five years. The largest earners got just 19%.
California’s big, storied past gets a nuanced, superbly researched retelling in one volume
Michael Hiltzik tells California's story with a journalist’s reluctance to take anything at face value and a distrust of ...
Veterans Memorial Museum to expand for Vietnam display
For decades after his military service, Bruce Whipple would take his mobile museum filled with Vietnam-era items to military shows, schools and air shows. The 75-year-old, who served in the Vietnam ...