A recent executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to ramp up fire safety in urban areas as new maps released by ...

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Newton’s Zoning and Planning Committee passed new rules for defining floodplains to comply with FEMA requirements in its meeting on Monday.

In line with the governor’s executive order on fire safety last week, Cal Fire has begun releasing new hazard maps for local jurisdictions.