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Firefighters have stopped forward progress on an 88-acre brush fire burning near Roadrunner Lane and Moonlit Trail Boulevard by Interstate 8.
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Mexico’s civil defense agency said Friday that fires near Tecate, near Tijuana and between the coastal towns of Rosarito and Ensenada had forced 1,645 people to evacuate their homes. -
Newsom announced the establishment of the Local Government Public Safety Power Shutoffs Resiliency Program, which will provide funding to local governments to maintain power service to high- risk areas affected by power shutoffs. -
The California Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously Thursday to approve a funding mechanism for a wildfire fund. Utilities across the state can tap into it to help pay for damages caused by wildfires. -
The fire ignited early this afternoon and has burned at least one home, according to Cal Fire. -
Preemptive power outages return to California for the second time this month; Governor Gavin Newsom asks for an investigation into high gas prices; and critics accuse the San Diego City Council of election shopping in its move to place the hotel tax vote on the March primary ballot. -
The effort called “Operation Frozen,” which will increase southbound inspections of cars at the border, comes after a deadly shootout last week in the city of Culiacan, Mexico. -
Unseasonably hot temperatures and strong Santa Ana winds will continue Friday in San Diego County, raising the threat of wildfires and prompting power shutoffs for about 19,000 customers in a bid to prevent wildfires. -
A few weeks ago, PG&E cut power to more than 700,000 customers. At the time, politicians and pundits pointed to SDG&E, which shut off electricity to about 500 customers, as a better example of wildfire preparedness. -
UC San Diego's supercomputer is using its power to draw up fast wildfire simulations that are helping firefighters in the field. -
The San Diego City Council's Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to send a draft ballot measure to the full council that, if approved, would establish an independent oversight commission on police practices.
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