In three major clusters, they darkened skies, forced thousands to flee home and pushed California’s firefighting capacity to the brink.

If approved by the board this fall, the policy would give General Manager Nuria Fernandez twice the spending power she has now.

Mandatory evacuation orders remain in effect for the San Jose foothills, with an advisory issued for the city’s East Side.

The skies may have cleared up, but evacuation orders and advisories remain in effect today as the SCU Complex continues to rage.

Resident ordered to evacuate to escape the SCU Lightning Complex fire can find shelter at the Milpitas Library starting at 5pm.

Cal Fire has ordered tens of thousands of residents in several counties in and around Santa Clara Valley to find shelter elsewhere.

County Environmental Health Director Michael Balliet leads the fledgling unit, which has already starting bringing scofflaws in line.

The colorful world of politics got a little more prismatic this week in the race between Mayor Steven Scharf and J.R. Fruen.

More than 10,000 PG&E customers in the heart of San Jose were left in the dark late Tuesday in the middle of a days-long heatwave.

As calls mount for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to reverse disruptive policies, Rep. Anna Eshoo urges the California AG to investigate.

While law enforcement may be getting fewer calls about family violence, community organizations have been inundated with pleas for help.

PG&E said blackouts would last just a few hours, but many San Jose residents said they were left without power for much longer than that.

D6 Councilwoman Dev Davis raised the most, with $81,341. Her opponent, Jake Tonkel, meanwhile, had the most individual donors.

Californians are being asked to reduce energy use through Wednesday, but officials called off a second night of rolling blackouts in the Bay Area.

Forecasters warned of dry lightning, but the storms that materialized before dawn today were stronger and wetter than anticipated. 

CBD Nation is a documentary based largely on anecdotes, but refreshingly, the filmmakers are up front about that as research lags.