“Nothing charms like a small downtown that beckons visitors with historic architecture and boutique shops or local culture ...

The term “Proposition 50” doesn’t ring a bell with many in the rural San Joaquin Valley. But even some of the most disengaged ...

Over the last eight years, wildfires have burned down more houses than at any time in California history. Decades of ...

This article originally published at 'Communities will not survive': Insurance nightmares could empty small California towns.

Nestled in Northern California's redwood country, this funky small town charms visitors with quirky shops, roadside attractions, and nearby parks.

An unprecedented spate of fierce, wind-driven wildfires in Oregon have all but destroyed five small towns, leaving a potentially high death toll in their wake, the governor said on Wednesday, as ...

Jeannie Weber could probably rebuild her ruined house in the foothills of California's Sierra Nevada mountains. But as wildfires rage with increasing frequency, it doesn't seem safe.

Los Altos Hills agreed to legalize some apartment buildings. State housing regulators agreed. Nearly two years later, the town wants the state to reconsider.

Are you a "Twilight" fan? This small town in Northern California feels eerily like Forks.

In a campaign to recall Mayor Lisel Blash and Councilmember Stephanie Hellman in a Nov. 4 special election, local recall ...

Approximately one in five new homes being built in California is in wildfire-prone areas, according to data analyzed by the San Francisco Chronicle.

It’s been five years since a sudden shift in the wind brought the North Complex fire roaring up a remote canyon into the ...