Think The 2020 California Wildfires Are Bad? Experts See Worse Natural Disasters In Future
Freak natural disasters — most with what scientists say likely have some kind of climate change connection — seem to be everywhere in the crazy year 2020.
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Freak natural disasters — most with what scientists say likely have some kind of climate change connection — seem to be everywhere in the crazy year 2020.
Police in San Jose are seeking the public's help in their investigation of a Bay Area nightclub promoter arrested for a series of sexual assaults.
Prop C, the 2018 initiative that taxes wealthy San Francisco businesses to pay for homeless service, became law Wednesday after the California Supreme Court refused to hear a challenge to it.
In a sign that fire conditions are improving, one of the three evacuation centers in Santa Cruz County is closing on Wednesday evening as part of the county's consolidation plan to redirect resources to residents with longer-term displacements.
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday night approved a large residential, commercial and recreational development on Point Molate.
With millions of people out of work in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed a law giving tax breaks to small businesses that hire more workers over the next three months.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced two new, high profile appointments to the State Board of Education Wednesday.
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla spoke to reporters Wednesday about voting access and safety this year during the pandemic.
San Mateo County Health Officer Scott Morrow declared a health emergency on Wednesday due to the public health threat of hazardous waste from wildfires.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a statement Wednesday lambasting President Donald Trump after the release of a book detailing how the President downplayed the severity of the coronavirus pandemic while acknowledging to reporter Bob Woodward that it was much worse than his public pronouncements.
Traffic hearings at the Santa Clara County Courthouse are on pause until Jan. 4, 2021 because of public health orders and significant budget reductions.
The Dolan Fire in Monterey County, which last week had burned 20,000 acres, has now burned nearly 100,000 acres and firefighters have lost some containment, fire officials said Wednesday.
Contra Costa County health officials are working to address elevated COVID-19 case rates in several communities, with more testing and an outreach effort.
The Marin County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday announced that the remaining evacuation warnings in West Marin due to the Woodward Fire would be lifted at 4 p.m.
Hours after a National Guard helicopter crew made a dramatic rescue of 13 people trapped in China Peak, the Creek Fire roared into the recreation area Tuesday evening as the massive blaze created its own weather system and continued its march through the bark beetle dead timber in the Sierra.
