Weather aids fire containment, weekend warm up raises concerns
The continuation of favorable weather though Tuesday and overnight allowed firefighters to make progress on the major threats. Air quality has also improved across the…
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Fire containment increases, though threats remain
Favorable conditions overnight Monday and Tuesday morning gave firefighters a chance to make progress on the region’s major fires. While significant smoke alerts remain across…
Fire evacuation warnings spread to edges of Cupertino
The major fires in the mountains east and west of the West Valley continued to burn throughout the weekend. While favorable weather, including light rain…
Cupertino Library expansion moves forward
The major expansion project at the Cupertino Library took a big step forward this week. Cupertino’s City Council approved a contract for Rodan Builders to…
Fires grow, UC Santa Cruz evacuated
A series of major fires west and east of the West Valley continued to burn Thursday night and Friday morning. Evacuation zones have expanded as…
Major fires to east, west, and north threaten thousands
Massive, uncontained fires in the mountains and hills both west and east of the Santa Clara Valley – combined with another early season firestorm in…
Fires erupt in coast mountains leading to poor air quality in West Valley
A major set of fires on the border of San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties west of the West Valley is causing major air quality…
Local business group gets new leader
Following the sudden departure of its CEO earlier this summer, the Sunnyvale Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce has new leadership. The business advocacy group announced…
County opens Fairgrounds COVID testing site with massive capacity
Santa Clara County health leaders opened a new COVID-19 testing site Tuesday that could majorly scale-up local capacity. It comes as demand continues to outstrip…