Santa Cruz County Statewide Articles

VTA HAS PLEDGED to increase contracting opportunities for minority-owned businesses in its ongoing BART expansion into San Jose.Sergio Lopez, mayor of Campbell and chair of VTA’s board of directors, signed the Equity in Infrastructure Project pledge on behalf of the …

Students across L.A. are at higher risk of inhaling toxic materials even after the blazes are no longer burning.

Letters from California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta advise more than 200 landlords and hotels that they've been accused of violating the state's price-gouging law.

The union defended Crowley after a letter claiming to be from retired and active LAFD chief officers assailed the chief over her agency's wildfire response.

A pulmonary doctor is warning survivors to wait, if they can, to visit their fire-damaged homes. If they do go into a burn zone, they should take precautions.

Los Angeles Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman and Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced a "rapid response effort" to prevent insurance fraud after the devastating fires.

Los Angeles prosecutors have brought arson charges against six men who set small blazes around the county in the wake of the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires.

Mayor Karen Bass selected developer and civic leader Steve Soboroff to lead Los Angeles' recovery and rebuilding efforts in the wake of the Palisades fire.

Campbell is making it easier for residents to create a wide array of housing options in their own backyards.The Campbell City Council unanimously voted Monday to implement a temporary policy to make the city compliant with Senate Bill 450. The …

Los Angeles officials on Tuesday abruptly stopped a longstanding policy allowing employees to communicate using Google Chat messages that were automatically deleted after 24 hours.

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, her boyfriend and a father-son team who run the local recycling company were indicted Friday on federal bribery and conspiracy charges for an alleged pay-to-play scheme.

Several Altadena artists reflect on their creative paradise that was destroyed by wind and fire.

Many who fled the flames were forced to make devastating choices about their pets. Some, terrified, hid or refused to leave. In other cases, their owners were away from home and could not safely return.

Steve and Colton Foster may have saved 10 homes by ignoring fire evacuation orders in Pacific Palisades. Now they're nurturing fire refugees and residents who stayed in the neighborhood near the Getty Villa.

Radio reports reveal the scramble to contain the Eaton fire as it exploded from a 10-acre brush fire to a devastating 14,000-acre blaze that destroyed thousands of homes.

Our neighbors in Altadena will need our help long after the flames die down.

Former Oakland mayor Sheng Thao, her romantic partner and a pair of influential Oakland business owners are facing federal corruption and bribery charges, federal authorities announced Friday.If convicted of all charges in the eight-count indictment, Thao, Andre Jones and David …

Scientists rarely, if ever, succeed in trapping it alive.

The FBI searched the home of San Leandro City Councilmember Bryan Azevedo on Wednesday, a city spokesperson confirmed. Azevedo did not respond to a request for comment sent to his city council email address. A spokesperson for the FBI’s San …

Matthew Muller was convicted of kidnapping and sexual assault in a 2015 case in which Vallejo police initially accused the victim and her boyfriend of making up the story of her abduction. He pleaded guilty this week in two additional …