California is requiring two West Valley communities to build thousands of homes, while the state is ringing alarm bells over increasing fire risk where some of these homes might be constructed.

Most of them revolve around a gallows-humor variation on the theme: “Now, they tell us!” Because, you know, Altadena burned ...

While most of California is prone to wildfires, the South Bay is seeing a significant increase in hazardous areas compared to others. Out of all the Bay Area cities, San Jose saw the largest increase ...

(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County ... the Santa Rosa neighborhood torched by the Tubbs Fire in 2017, was miles from the demarcated red zone in Cal Fire’s prior maps. Local artists, wildfire ...

That happened in most counties even before places like Shasta County got ... However, drought maps also reported parts Southern California are in extreme drought, boosting fire risk this spring.