Property owners who live in Santa Barbara County's designated flood zones will see their annual fees jump by 3.02% for the ...

A $16 million storm water diversion tunnel in Palm Springs will spare area residents and businesses from flood risks going ...

On Tuesday at 1:10 a.m. an updated coastal flood advisory was released by the NWS San Francisco CA valid from 8 p.m. until Wednesday 1 a.m. The advisory is for North Bay Interior Valleys and San ...

Two fast-moving wildfires broke out Monday afternoon in Contra Costa County, prompting a rapid aerial response in Rodeo and a brief evacuation warning in Alamo as fire crews scrambled to contain both ...

It wasn’t long before we came upon Paul Detjens himself, now retired from the Contra Costa County Flood Control District but still wearing his signature orange shirt (above). He was chatting with one ...

“They’re 100% native,” said Detjens, a senior civil engineer from the Contra Costa County Flood Control District. “There will be a mix of wildflowers and grass in the transitional zones. We’re not ...

The county is responsible for developing the flood-risk data and modeling, though ultimately, "the floodplain maps sit with FEMA," flood control district spokeswoman Emily Woodell said.

The Trump administration has abruptly canceled more than 100 EPA Community Change grants nationwide, including a $19.1 million grant to Contra Costa County for community projects that were already ...

The advisory was for Alameda and Contra Costa counties. "The Flood Advisory will expire at 8:30 a.m. this morning for a portion of northern California, including the following areas, Alameda and ...

The Harris County Flood Control District has adjusted a map that incorrectly showed the status of flood projects as complete.

The Contra Costa County city with the most acreage in the “very high” category of severe fire danger is Orinda, with 5,241 acres, not including nearby unincorporated areas. That’s more than twice the ...