We are severely understaffed,” said Jerry May, president of San Jose Firefighters Local 230 Union and a San Jose Fire ...

An economist's harrowing escape from fire and her big ideas to rescue California from its insurance doom spiral.

• Applications are open through 5 p.m. Jan. 31, for the 40 Under 40 program, which recognizes individuals younger than 40 who ...

the IRS and the U.S. Postal Service raided Thao and Jones’ Oakland Hills house, along with the homes of David and Andy Duong, and their recycling company, California Waste Solutions. Prosecutors ...

The office of the U.S. Attorney for Northern California, Ismail J ... including Thao’s home in the Oakland Hills that she shared with Jones, a former City Hall council aide.

The Los Angeles Fire Department has less than one firefighter for every 1,000 residents, with a staffing rate of 0.90, a Bay Area News Group analysis found. The rate at the Oakland Fire Department is ...

OAKLAND — Federal authorities indicted four people including former Mayor Sheng Thao on Friday, marking a stunning escalation in a sweeping grand jury inquiry that appeared to target the highest ...

A survivor of the Oct. 18 Oakland Hills Keller Fire said burglars have ... how they're showing up for (fire survivors) in Southern California," said Sims. Sims recommends fellow fire survivors ...

This area was spared from severe damage during the Oakland Hills fire in 1991, possibly due to its unique terrain and moist wind coming east from the Golden Gate. (David M. Barreda/KQED) Northern ...

During a press event regarding the station closures Friday, Fire Chief Damon Covington said shutting down Stations 25 and 28 in the Oakland Hills will save the city about $5 million. Neighbors who ...

She has lived in the Oakland hills for 40 years ... says the Los Angeles fires highlight the year-round fire danger in California and why Oakland needs to find budget solutions to prevent the ...