Saratoga approves new Wildland Urban Interface boundary

Saratoga City Council approved a new map that extends the boundary of the Wildland Urban Interface, or WUI, to encapsulate ...

8,000 SLO properties added to fire hazard zones. Why homeowners are concerned

This year, San Luis Obispo saw a massive expansion of the zones. In the new map, 8,782 parcels were included in one of the three zones, with 2,845 parcels in a “very high” zone, San Luis Obispo City ...

Scientists develop interactive climate map to track invisible particulate matter pollution

A form of harmful air pollution that often can't be plainly observed is now being tracked with a groundbreaking new tool ...

SLO wants to build new roundabout — but it may have to use eminent domain to do it

A new roundabout is in the works for San Luis Obispo, but the city first may have to get through an eminent domain suit in ...
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New fire map says SLO County home is in ‘very high’ hazard zone. Owner disagrees

Cal Fire reclassified 1,200 homes in Nipomo to high or very high fire hazard zones. Dispute arose after a resident said outdated vegetation data contributed to designations. No appeals process exists, ...
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Vallejo Fire Department, city address CAL FIRE’s new fire hazard severity zones

The City of Vallejo and Vallejo Fire Department announced this week that they are working together to inform the community about CAL FIRE’s updated Fire Hazard Severity Zones and the potential impacts ...

Plan submitted to increase Bay Area city from 30,000 to 400,000 residents

A year after pulling a measure from the ballot amid catastrophic polling numbers, the team behind California Forever has presented a new plan to Solano County. If approved, the Suisun Expansion ...