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WHERE THERE’S SMOKE: A group of Angelenos on Thursday sued California’s insurer of last resort, the FAIR Plan, for allegedly denying their smoke damage claims from January’s firestorm.

The Santa Barbara Independent ... s release of its own hazard maps in 2022 sparked a political backlash in many of the state’s rural counties. Many homeowners saw the elevated hazard designations as a ...

When looking at a map of Austria ... While food and drink come from Germany, telephone and internet comes from Austria. Letters to Jungholz can be addressed with either a German or an Austrian ...

When looking at a map of ... are born in Germany - since the nearest Austrian hospital is too far away - but everyone is ...

The Vacaville City Council voted Tuesday evening to send a letter to the state government opposing new Cal Fire maps sent by the state fire marshal. The city is required to accept these maps ...

A tourist season that stretches from October to March has been anything but jolly for some residents of the “Official ...

In Pete Campbell’s letter to the editor regarding the decision to fly the transgender flag at the Santa Clara County offices, he states that no group should get special treatment and that it is ...

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To the editor: As my dear wife lay at UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, racked with the cancer that would end her life, she was given a thrill that she spoke of to the end (‘Show up and share ...

Credit: Ray Ford / Noozhawk file photo A month after CalFire released new fire hazard maps, local agencies have reviewed them and, in some cases, proposed amendments. Santa Barbara County fire ...

Anke Hanusch dips her tool into dark blue wax and dots it precisely on a yellow-dyed Easter egg in her hand. Back and forth, ...