Jules Hotz for CalMatters
In the closing days of the legislative year, California lawmakers sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill that is meant to toughen scrutiny of the state’s embattled fire insurer of last resort by insisting that two of their leaders join its governing committee.
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KPBS Midday EditionThe death toll in the California wildfires this year has fanned the flame of fears about new housing developments being approved in San Diego’s unincorporated areas. -
Flames leveled the town of Paradise, which is about 140 miles north of San Francisco, and much of the surrounding area, killing at least 77 people and destroying more than 10,500 homes. -
With 63 people confirmed dead in the Northern California wildfire, authorities Friday tried to winnow down a slapped-together list of the missing more than 600 names long, hoping many of them got out safely in the chaos over a week ago. -
Major wildfires burn across California, new asylum seekers arrive in Tijuana and SDSU begins the work of redeveloping the Mission Valley stadium site. -
More than 5,000 firefighters are trying to put out the Camp Fire. California’s Emergency Medical Services Authority, which is in charge of coordinating disaster medical response, is asking for some help, and Scripps Health is responding. -
A utility facing severe financial pressure amid speculation its equipment may have sparked a deadly Northern California wildfire asked U.S. energy regulators last month for permission to raise its customers' monthly bills to harden its system against wildfires and deliver a sizable increase in profits to shareholders. -
With scores of people still missing, National Guard troops searched Wednesday through charred debris for more victims of California's deadliest wildfire as top federal and state officials toured the ruins of a community completely destroyed by the flames. -
Seven rural school districts as well as two campuses in San Diego County were closed Wednesday as the region remained under a red flag warning denoting a strong risk of wildfire and around 18,600 utility customers remained without power. -
A message board at a shelter for the many people who fled California's deadliest wildfire is filled with photos of the missing, as well as pleas for any information about relatives and friends. -
KPBS Midday EditionTransportation officials have plans to improve bike infrastructure in Talmadge, but the project has faced multiple delays. For Mary Elliott, whose husband was fatally injured while biking through the neighborhood, those delays are agonizing.
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