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"On Tuesday, Santa Cruz County’s Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience conducted a test of the Cruz Aware emergency notification system," writes Don Miller. "Why now for the test? Because, as the county office explained, it’s the three-year anniversary of the CZU Lightning Complex Fires that destroyed over 900 homes in Santa Cruz County – and in the aftermath of the recent devastating and tragic fires in Maui."

After nearly 30 years working for the Woodside Fire Protection District, with the last four in the top job of fire chief, Rob Lindner is retiring on Thursday.

State Farm, the largest home insurance company in the United States, has announced that it will no longer accept new home insurance policy applications in California, claiming that the risk of [...]

Jaye Alison Moscariello will present "From the Ashes," a film and talk about how an arts project helped a small California town following the 2017 Redwood Complex Fires.

Poet Susan Harvery reads her poem "Among the grapefruit."

Insurers and consumer advocates are conveying conflicting messages as both try to focus public attention on smoke damage claims. Mercury Insurance issued

Just because a theory is old doesnt mean its correct

Its become painfully obvious over the past few years just how difficult fully autonomous cars are. I really like the idea of autonomous urban boats designed for cities with canals. MIT has been working on these for years, and theyre about to introduce them to the canals of Amsterdam.

This Australian startup champions zinc-bromide batteries that use gels rather than the pumps and mechanics of a flow battery. The result, they say, is robust, durable, non-flammable storage made from materials that are inexpensive, readily sourced, and recyclable.

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