Cal Fire’s new wildfire hazard maps could bring new requirements for defensible space and building standards in parts of ...

Santa Cruz passenger rail options were presented at a Regional Transportation Commission meeting Wednesday, including ...

Ben Lomond Fire cut short a two-year service contract with Felton Fire after its chief alleged a hostile work environment.

This week, scientists collected another round of soil samples to determine if January’s Moss Landing battery fire left ...

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Elaine Johnson, executive director of Housing Santa Cruz County, kicks off a campaign for an affordable housing ballot measure on Jan. 16. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local file) SANTA CRUZ >> ...

State Sen. John Laird and state Assemblymember Gail Pellerin pledged to pressure the UC to improve conditions at the Hilltop ...