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Deplorable Teens In Santa Rosa Have Been Throwing Impromptu Parties In Rebuilt, Vacant Homes

As several neighborhoods in Santa Rosa have begun to reemerge from the ashes of the 2017 Tubbs Fire, gangs of local teenagers have been scouting empty homes, publishing maps on Snapchat, and summoning all their friends to come be rowdy and trash the place.

PG&E Reaches $13.5 Billion Settlement for Victims of Wildfires, Ghost Ship Fire

PG&E announced Monday that it had reached a settlement valued around $13.5 billion to compensate victims of wildfires in 2015, 2017, and 2018 that have been linked to the utility's equipment, as well as to families of the victims of the 2016 Ghost Ship warehouse fire in Oakland.

Two New Photos Suggest PG&E At Fault for Tubbs Fire In Santa Rosa

With new expert opinions and recently discovered photos, the case is clear(er): PG&E’s power lines likely sparked the Tubbs Fire.

A Jury Now Will Decide If PG&E Was Responsible For the Tubbs Fire

In wake of PG&E’s long list of financial and judicial woes, the presiding judge of the utility company’s mounting bankruptcy case has, as of yesterday, allowed a state-appointed jury to decide if the electrical company’s equipment was the cause of the 2017 Tubbs Fire.

New Surveillance Video Puts PG&E Back in the Blame-Game for the 2017 Tubbs Fire

The Tubbs Fire in and around Santa Rosa in October 2017 was deemed to be the only large scale Wine Country wildfire not caused by PG&E-owned equipment — but recently unearthed surveillance footage has CalFire investigators thinking otherwise.

Arts & Entertainment

New Graphic Novel Details Sonoma Fire Victims’ Harrowing Experience

A cartoonist who barely escaped the 2017 wildlife details the Tubbs Fire’s fury and heartbreaking aftermath in a riveting new graphic novel.

Wildfire-Related Insurance Claims Total More Than $3.3 Billion

With the Northern California wildfires now 100% contained as of Tuesday, the investigation into how it began and how much damage it's caused has begun in earnest. According to a report from the

Thursday Rain Could Cause Toxic Runoff From Wine Country Fires

Rain that's predicted for late Thursday and Friday could lead to runoff from fire zones in the North Bay that are still littered with toxic ash and debris containing harmful chemicals. While cleanup

Full Containment Near But Not Yet Reached In North Bay Wildfires

Almost a full two weeks on, the Atlas, Tubbs, Nuns, and Pocket fires continue burning in Napa and Sonoma counties, though significant progress has been made over the course of this week on

Sonoma County Sheriff Blasts ICE And Breitbart For 'Misleading, Inflammatory' Statements About Immigrant Arson Suspect

In response to a Breitbart article and a subsequent press release from the federal agency that enforces the country's immigration laws both of which suggested that an undocumented man who was arrested on

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Meadowood, French Laundry Reopen Following Wildfires

Two of the Bay Area's six Michelin three-star restaurants, The Restaurant at Meadowood and The French Laundry, were impacted by the wildfires last week and had to shut down as the entire Napa

Santa Rosa Fears Population Loss As Some Residents Are Being Allowed Back Into Evacuation Zone

Residents of the largely burned out Coffey Park neighborhood in Santa Rosa are being allowed back in today to assess damage, collect anything they can find, and grieve. The neighborhood has been under

First Lawsuit Filed Against PG&E Over Wine Country Fires

A state senator is suggesting that PG&E will have to be broken up if it turns out to be found guilty of negligence in causing the wildfires that ripped through Northern

Northern California Wildfire Death Toll Climbs To 42 As Six Firefighters Are Injured Battling Santa Cruz Blaze

Cal Fire projected that the Central LNU Complex wildfires still burning in Northern California would be contained by Friday, and for now, those projections seem to be on track. It's a great bit

Video: Watch A Berkeley Fire Crew React As They Approach The Tubbs Fire In Its First Hours

A video that puts in perspective the swiftness and vastness of the devastation that first responders encountered in the early hours of the wine country wildfires one week ago is this one, from

Largest North Bay Wildfires Reach 60 To 80 Percent Containment

#OakmontFire [update] E side of Hwy 12 near Oakmont community (Sonoma County) is now 1,029 acres and 27% contained. https://t.co/rJdgLud5km pic.twitter.com/C8SZ8T6ePd— CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) October

Hero Dog Who Stuck With Rescue Goats During Wildfire Reunited With Family

As we continue to hear stories of the dead and as some Northern Californian residents are slowly making their way back to where their homes once stood, some families are finding small pockets

Rain Predicted For Northern California Could Help (And Hurt) Firefighting Efforts

A bit of relief may be headed to firefighters this week as rain is predicted for parts of Northern California that are still struggling with containing wildfires. According to KRON 4, meteorologists have

Haunting New Drone Footage Reveals Destruction Left In Wake Of Tubbs Fire

Though drones have been banned from flying over Santa Rosa's Coffey Park for the past week or so, CBS 5 managed to get some authorized flight time in and captured some haunting footage

The 13 Worst Wildfires In California History

The grim comparisons continue to be made to fires of yesteryear, and as the death toll continues to rise in Northern California's staggeringly devastating swarm of October wildfires, it's eye-opening to understand especially

Senior Citizens Make Up Majority Of Identified Wildfire Victims

ABC 7 reports that 70 elderly residents of a senior living community in Santa Rosa were allegedly left behind by nursing staff as the fire continued to burn throughout the city. Those residents

Three Couples, Three Swimming Pools Surrounded By Fire, One Heart-Wrenching Ending

Was your house damaged or destroyed in the Northern California fires? Tell us your story https://t.co/0rmg4rLA8x pic.twitter.com/4XIeTWVzvD— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) October 13, 2017 Among the survival

Tubbs Fire Reaches Calistoga; Firefighters Begin Reporting Higher Containment

Firefighters continue to fight for progress in keeping the Northern California wildfires at bay. Containment percentages are up all around, though that comes at a steep cost; as of last evening, the combined

Surprised By Fire: Harrowing Stories Of Escape, Regret, And Gratitude

Fire like what we're seeing in the Bay Area and beyond this week is a difficult thing to capture in individual photos, Twitter videos, and words. The broader picture will take time to

On Sunday, Sonoma County Officials Opted Not To Send Out Mass Alert As Fires Began

A decision by two Sonoma County emergency officials not to send a regional mass alert to cellphones about what would turn out to be two swiftly moving wildfires in Santa Rosa and Glen