If you value independent local news, become a sustainer today. Your gift could help unlock a $1M challenge. Clara Solis would hate to lose the hedge outside her window. It’s on the sunny, south side ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Under California’s proposed defensible space rules, ‘no landscaping materials that are likely to be ignited by ...

Cal Fire added thousands of San Luis Obispo properties to a new map that identified fire-prone areas in California this year — and now those property owners will need to retrofit their homes and yards ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. After years of delays, California’s Zone Zero regulations face a Dec. 31 deadline. But it seems likely state ...

One year after the devastating wildfires, California is looking to create plant-free zones around homes in high-risk fire areas. Many people are resisting the Zone Zero regulations due to cost and ...

A California state agency won’t meet Governor Gavin Newsom’s year-end deadline to finish long-delayed regulations to protect homes from wildfires, rules that experts say could have limited the ...

Clara Solis would hate to lose the hedge outside her window. It’s on the sunny, south side of her house in Highland Park and it provides shade on hot days. It also offers some protection against ...