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A combination of factors all related to climate change are fueling the ‘unprecedented’ growth of the Caldor Fire in El Dorado County.

PG&E has a long history of starting wildfires, including the Dixie Fire, with equipment failures. Now, a federal judge wants the company to hand over information on the fires it has started this year.

As a new wildfire burned through Nevada and Placer counties, federal officials said they would now be more aggressive fighting fires.

After criticizing an earlier state proposal for bringing broadband to rural counties, the Rural County Representatives of California now applauds a new bill with $6 billion in funding.

PG&E waited five days to report that one of its power lines may have sparked the Dixie Fire, which is burning across Plumas and Butte counties.

Even as the national economy quickly recovers, thousands of Californians continue to file for unemployment benefits, largely because small business is still struggling.

California will become the first state in the nation to provide monthly basic income payments to millions of residents, after the legislature passed a $35 million bill.

A new bill now in the state Senate would make paid family leave accessible even to workers on the lowest end of the income spectrum.

A State Senate bill would allow quick rezoning for multi-family housing, as a new research study reveals the high cost of single-family zoning laws.

As the pandemic recedes, traffic is getting worse. But workers returning to offices appears not to be the main reason why.

The delta variant and often lagging vaccination rates are putting California in new danger from COVID-19.

As fire, heat waves and drought threaten the state’s water and power supplies, the governor calls for consumers to cut back on use.

Homeowners whose fire insurance policies were not renewed remain frustrated in their fight to get them back.

Pacific Gas & Electric is asking customers to pay more for protection from wildfires caused by PG&E.