Backup power and full water tanks should be required in face of wildfire, lawmaker says
A Ventura County lawmaker is proposing new wildfire resilience standards that would require water providers to ensure full ...
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State Legislators ask for Year-Round Staffing for CAL FIRE
About 3,000 seasonal firefighters would go from nine to 12-month employees as the wildfire season is now year-round.
CAL FIRE firefighters could become year-round employees, new bill proposes
State legislators say the bipartisan bill would support overworked firefighters by addressing staffing issues.
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PacifiCorp Was Grossly Negligent in Oregon’s 2020 Wildfires. Now It’s Asking Lawmakers for Protection.
And in December, the U.S. Department of Justice added to PacifiCorp’s legal woes. The feds filed a $900 million civil lawsuit, claiming the utility’s negligence caused a different 2020 fire in ...
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Altadena Resident Honored for Efforts During Eaton Fire
Pasadena, honored Altadena resident Edgar McGregor on Monday, Feb. 3, with a Certificate of Congressional Recognition for his ...
NASA finds parts of Palos Verdes Peninsula is creeping toward the ocean several inches a week
Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory found that portions of land on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, home to an ...
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Power out at Towne West due to nonpayment of Evergy bill
An Evergy spokesperson said that Kohan Retail Investment Group had again fallen delinquent on the electric bill and power was ...