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Insurance Commissioner Lara Extends Insurance Cancelation Moratorium in Wildfire Areas

November 9, 2020 6:10 pmNovember 9, 2020 3:10 pm

On Thursday, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced that, for the second year in a row, a one-year moratorium would be placed on insurers from canceling or not-renewing homeowners policies in wildfire-affected ZIP codes. Altogether, the announcement will affect 2.1...

Over 100,000 Evacuated in Orange County from Encroaching Wildfires

October 27, 2020 2:57 pm

On Tuesday, the Silverado and Blue Ridge Fires in Orange County grew to over 20,000 acres combined, forcing more evacuations in the cities of Irvine, Yorba Linda, and others throughout the county. The Silverado Fire grew to over 11,000 acres...

2020 General Election Preview: 1st Senate District

October 27, 2020 2:20 amOctober 28, 2020 11:00 am

Taking up pretty much all of Northeastern California, the 1st Senate District is mostly forest, mountains, and farms. One of the largest senate districts, the 1st includes Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou counties, as well...

60,000 Evacuated in Irvine Over Wildfire Threat

October 26, 2020 3:01 pmOctober 28, 2020 10:57 am

On Monday, the city of Irvine issued an evacuation order for 60,000 residents due to the Silverado Fire growing rapidly around the city. https://twitter.com/City_of_Irvine/status/1320758779613384706 The Silverado Fire began early on Monday, erupting as a vegetation fire at 6:47 A.M. just...

CDCR Announces That 8 Prisoner Wildfire Camps Will Close by End of Year

October 21, 2020 3:16 pmMarch 28, 2022 4:12 pm

Earlier this week, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) announced that 8 of it’s 43 prisoner wildfire camps, known as Conservation Camps, will be closing at the end of the year. The closures will be split between Northern...

How to Save California’s Forests

October 20, 2020 2:13 amOctober 19, 2020 9:11 pm

For about twenty million years, California’s forests endured countless droughts, some lasting over a century. Natural fires, started by lightning and very frequent in the Sierras, were essential to keep forest ecosystems healthy. In Yosemite, for example, meadows used to...

PG&E Warning More ‘Public Safety Power Shutoffs’ in Northern CA

October 9, 2020 9:03 amOctober 12, 2020 11:14 am

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. announced Thursday that “Public Safety Power Shutoffs” would take place Sunday and Monday in northern California and Sierra foothills. However, not one of the nine Bay Area counties are included, MSN reported, despite that CalFire...