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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With extreme drought and an infestation of bark beetles decimating California’s forests, the state Board of Forestry and Fire Protection has adopted an emergency regulation for removing dead trees. -
The fire started about 4 p.m. off Otay Lakes Road, near Woods Drive, and burned 80 acres. -
With widespread dry lightning and strong winds forecast for the upcoming week, state firefighting officials have increased their readiness across Southern California. -
For the first time, the San Diego Police Department is showing the public how it trains against racial profiling. A resident from southeastern San Diego went through the training and shared the experience. -
Officials say they temporarily grounded air tankers for safety reasons after a hobbyist's drone flew near a huge forest fire in the San Bernardino National Forest. -
Two firefighters who were jumped and stabbed by a physically imposing assailant during a medical-aid call at an East Village transit depot were recovering Thursday. -
The fire broke out before 4:30 a.m. in the 1300 block of West Palm Street, adjacent to the Metropolitan Transit System trolley tracks. -
A man pulled a weapon on two San Diego fire fighters in East Village, according to the Fire-Rescue Department. -
The City Council's Infrastructure Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to accept a report that includes a sales tax increase as an option to raise money to pay for capital projects in San Diego. -
Some San Diego County law enforcement officers are training in a technique that could be an extra tool when situations escalate.
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