Cal Fire added more than 360,000 acres in coastal Northern California to its fire hazard zones where heightened fire safety ...

Earlier this month, State Farm — the state’s largest home insurance provider — asked the California Department of Insurance ...

State officials have released a third batch of maps showing fire hazards in California's Bay Area and the state's northern region.

To get to know the candidates on the ballot, The Oaklandside, in partnership with KALW and El Tímpano, is holding a forum ...

Measure MM, approved by a majority of voters, aims to remove highly flammable trees like eucalyptus for wildfire mitigation.

Oakland city leaders say they have found about $8 million to allocate in their budget, with some calling for it to be used to ...

Oakland city leaders say they have found about ... on whether or not they should allocate the $8 million towards the fire department at their March 4th meeting. If they vote against it, four ...

The Kern County Fire Department has received a $200,000 donation from Rio Tinto U.S. Borax to bolster firefighter health and ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. -- Authorities have identified the suspect in the stabbing death of a Cal Fire captain in San Diego County, California. According to the sheriff's office, 53-year-old ...

As Oakland faces a massive budget crisis, an auditor has found the city has been overpaying some Departments of ...

One person died and another injured in a motorcycle-train collision in San Leandro involving a group of bikers.