Santa Rosa Press Democrat4d
More than 1,000 new Santa Rosa homes are changing the city skyline. Here’s a look
About 1,300 units were built in 2024 – nearly twice the number of new homes added to the city’s housing stock in 2023 – and ...
Northern California communities recount Tubbs, Camp fires amid wildfires in LA County
The fires in Los Angeles County are bringing back memories to survivors of two of Northern California’s largest, deadliest, and most destructive wildfires. In Santa Rosa, residents are still heading ...
Bay Area wildfire victims offer hope to Southern California survivors who lost all
The scenes of devastation in Southern California are all too familiar for many people in Northern California affected by ...
How the LA fires could exacerbate California’s homelessness crisis
As multiple fires rage in LA County, this is how some previous California wildfires have contributed to homelessness and ...
The Independent5d
Small airborne embers play a big role in the spread of wildfires
In 2017, embers blew across a six-lane highway in Northern California, igniting businesses and then jumping from house to house in the Coffey Park neighborhood in Santa Rosa. “A common thought ...
KQED8d
How Unusual Is an Explosive Wildfire in January? And Can It Happen in the Bay Area?
Massive fires in January are a rarity. However, as climate change elongates wildfire season, we can expect more fires in ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat10d
Too wet and too dry: The crazy north-south gap in California’s rain
The rest of Southern California is just as bone-dry. At the same time, much of the northern third of the state has weathered ...
Hundreds of firefighters ‘just get up and go’ to aid Los Angeles
Teams work for 24 hours straight and then have 24 hours to rest before going out again. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Sacramento Bee17d
Small earthquake shakes Northern California on New Year’s Day. Where was it located?
A moderate earthquake with an epicenter in Lake County gave portions of Northern California a new year ... west of Sacramento and 27 miles north of Santa Rosa. A ShakeAlert was issued to cellphone ...
Napa Valley Register10d
Too wet, too dry: California's extreme north-south rain gap
A remarkably wet kickoff to Northern California's rainy season has coincided with a desperately dry fall in Southern ...