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Felton Fire loses chief, service contract with Ben Lomond

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-15T17:15:52-07:00May 14, 2025|Tags: Ben Lomond, Ben Lomond Fire, Dan Arndt, Dan Walters, Don Jarvis, Featured, Felton, Felton Fire, fire, Isaac Blum, Jeff Maxwell, Jesse Kathan, Norm Crandell, San Lorenzo Valley, Stacie Brownlee, wildfire, Zayante, Zayante Fire|

Staff, money problems mount

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Update: Residents told to monitor hazardous smoke from Moss Landing fire

By Nik Altenberg, Jesse Kathan and Stephen Baxter|2025-01-19T10:21:25-08:00January 17, 2025|Tags: batteries, environment, Featured, fire, health, Jesse Kathan, Moss Landing, Stephen Baxter, Vistra Corp., wildfire|

‘Moderate’ air quality expected Friday, Saturday in Santa Cruz County

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Controlled burn starts in San Mateo County, with more planned for Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Kathan|2024-10-23T17:28:41-07:00October 23, 2024|Tags: Cal Fire, City of Santa Cruz, controlled burns, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, fire, Jesse Kathan, prescribed fire, San Mateo County, State Parks, wildfire|

Plus: New alerts, resources to track fires

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Santa Cruz County voters asked to fund more forest management, environmental projects

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:55:01-07:00July 16, 2024|Tags: Bruce McPherson, County of Santa Cruz, environment, Featured, fire, Jeff Maxwell, Jesse Kathan, North Coast, November 5 2024 election, San Lorenzo Valley, Sarah Newkirk, Summit, water, wildfire|

Explainer: The Water and Wildfire Protection Act on the Nov. 5 ballot

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Psychiatrists, firefighters are top earning Santa Cruz County public employees

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:56:17-07:00June 13, 2024|Tags: Cal Fire, Carlos Palacios, Central Fire, city budget, City of Santa Cruz, county budget, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, fire, Government, Jason Hoppin, Jeff Rosell, Jesse Kathan, Jim Hart, police, public salaries, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Santa Cruz Fire, school districts, Tanya Krause|

Top 20 salaries include law enforcement, county administrators

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PG&E explains wildfire prevention strategies for Santa Cruz County

By Brian Phan|2022-03-10T16:09:17-08:00March 10, 2022|Tags: Ben Lomond, Boulder Creek, Bruce McPherson, City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, Felton, fire, PG&E, wildfire|

Underground work possible in San Lorenzo Valley by 2023

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Rebuilding woes and potential solutions for CZU Fire survivors

By Freda Kreier|2021-08-19T17:04:43-07:00August 19, 2021|Tags: Bruce McPherson, CZU Lightning Complex Fire, fire, Fire survivors, permits, rebuilding, Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz County Community Foundation, wildfire|

Community Foundation hazard study for homeowners due in September