Paradise

There is no statewide standard for emergency evacuation, no set of uniform, comprehensive plans that can be called upon in emergencies, not just for fire but for floods and earthquakes.

Santa Clarita rocked by school shooting. Realtors group tries to jumpstart housing construction. Homelessness registers as a top issue among LA voters.

California central to Supreme Court DACA case. State debates whether acetaminophen causes cancer. Newsom announces funding boost for Fresno schools.

An obscure federal rule could keep more than 80 low-income residents from moving back to the town destroyed by the deadliest wildfire in state history. 

Almost a year after wildfire destroyed the California town, environmental dangers persist. Residents are still advised not to drink the water.

In the past decade, PG&E rates have gone up 31% — faster than inflation — though not as much as San Diego Gas & Electric's.

Battle over PG&E's fate continues. Newsom recollects first pet. Legislators eye more gun control bills, as gun rights supporters turn to courts.

Malibu's sprouting hills show how fresh growth can renew wildfire danger.

As California grapples with an increasing possibility that once-in-a-century wildfires are becoming once-a-year occurrences, larger swaths of the state’s population will find themselves living in the crimson high-risk regions of state maps now being revised. Which presents lawmakers with a dilemma: impose costly and politically unpalatable regulations on homeowners and rip up existing infrastructure—or simply accept the risk.

California waits for rain, Camp Fire is worst disaster since Loma Prieta, a GOP consultant is blunt about California's blue wave, Thurmond beats Tuck, mayors call for redevelopment, and an impending water deal.