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Water main break causes sinkhole, flooding in SLO neighborhood
A sinkhole opened up in a San Luis Obispo neighborhood early Wednesday morning after a water main broke, sending a plume of ...
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‘I’m still waiting.’ Some Planada families frustrated by slow flood recovery
Two years after a flood ravaged the town, even a member of the California State Assembly says she’s unhappy with the slow ...
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North Bay communities lose tens of millions in federal funding for wildfire preparation work
As peak wildfire season arrives, Sonoma, Napa and Mendocino counties are scrambling to address the loss of key FEMA grants for fire prevention work already underway.
Snow in the West is disappearing. Here’s what it means for California’s water supply and fire risk
The western U.S. is experiencing a late-season snow drought, according to an update Wednesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Integrated Drought Information System.
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Spring Creek Dam study highlights flood relief potential, funding still needed
According to the full study, construction of the two dams would reduce overall downstream river levels from Walnut Creek all the way to the West Fork of the San Jacinto River.
Opinion
Californians deserve a clearer view of what’s driving skyrocketing insurance costs
California should build a public catastrophe model that would help regulators, insurers and consumers assess wildfire risk and future losses.