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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The department has increased accountability and cultural sensitivity training for officers, but holes remain in its early warning system for problem officers. -
The helipad 200 yards from the Upper Lake at Camp Winacka will allow Cal Fire to pre-position firefighting choppers and provide a landing area close to where they fill up with water. -
A fire that blackened close to 170 acres of brush in a steep, remote area north of the Palomar Observatory was about 50 percent contained Monday morning. -
The wildfire of unknown origin broke out off Palomar Divide Road in Cleveland National Forest shortly after 4 p.m. Friday. More than 500 firefighters were battling the blaze on Sunday. -
The break to the one-inch line occurred sometime before 10:30 a.m. Initial reports indicate construction crews may have hit the line. -
The brush fire, which crews fought from the air and ground, took about a day to fully contain, according to Cal Fire. -
The discovery of almost two dozen razor blades in the grass at the park prompted authorities to shut it down and search other area parks for similar hazards. -
Under District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis' interpretation of the law, minors could potentially get charges harsher than those doled out to adults for the same crime. -
The Calexico City Council voted to take interim Chief Michael Bostic's contract off the agenda Tuesday night. Bostic has said he is trying to clean up the Calexico Police Department. -
A bogus telephone bomb threat against the South Bay Detention Facility Wednesday morning prompted a lockdown and search of the jail and neighboring courthouse.
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