which he calls “Carnarvon Canyon” because of its wind-tunnel effect. This corridor of the city’s hillside downtown isn’t only without cafés and retail outlets, it’s also devoid of ...

CalFire released its fourth and final round of color-coded fire hazard severity maps. Different colors come with different ...

Uncover the risks skyscrapers face during natural disasters. Discover why current building codes may overlook thunderstorm ...

The expanded hazard zones affect about 3.7 million Californians ... surrounded by dense forest or occupying a known wind tunnel is more likely to skew yellow, orange and red, no matter the ...

That means roughly 1-in-10 Californians are subject to an array of building code, defensible space and real estate disclosure rules, all of which could have lasting effects on how people live ...