Contra Costa's second largest "very high" hazardous area is in Richmond with 4,395 acres, up from 4,129 in 2011. Both Orinda and Richmond's highest risk of wildfires are in steep hillside areas.

Walking helps older adults boost both their physical and mental health, and the Bay Area offers widespread accessible trails.

Intangles digital twin technology can not only help in proactive maintenance but prove that over-the-road trucking fleets ...

The second round of rain this week arrived in the Bay Area on Friday, with gusty winds and additional chances of ...

The agency refuses to back mortgages for properties that it deems to be underinsured or have underfunded reserves.

Rain pelted the Bay Area overnight and into Friday morning, accompanied by cold, gusty winds similar to those that blew ...

New fire hazard severity maps show dramatic increases in some areas of Sonoma and Napa counties and around San Jose. In Contra Costa County, the fire hazard severity level decreased for some but ...

FIRE MARSHAL CHRIS BACHMAN WITH CONTRA COSTA FIRE SAYS NEW MAPS GIVE THEM A BETTER IDEA OF WHERE A FIRE WILL DO THE MOST DAMAGE. HAZARD MAPS ARE REALLY LOOKING OVER A 30 TO 50 YEAR PERIOD.

For more than three decades, Contra Costa County has drawn a line in the sand protecting the region's verdant open space and sweeping ridgelines from urban sprawl. Elected officials now have a rare ...

Can't see it? Click here. The newest set of maps covers Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Marin, Mendocino, Merced, Napa, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz ...

Maps including the Bay Area were released Tuesday ... unless local ordinances require more. The Contra Costa County city with the most acreage in the “very high” category of severe fire ...

Despite leaving some high-fire areas off the map, regulators say the plan is designed specifically to benefit suburban ...