The city of Oakland will lose 30% of its firefighting capacity in the next two weeks due to the city’s $129.8 million budget ...

We are severely understaffed,” said Jerry May, president of San Jose Firefighters Local 230 Union and a San Jose Fire ...

Similar concerns have been voiced in Oakland where the fire department is also facing cuts ... worrisome as he hears stories from Southern California of residents who struggled to evacuate during ...

Oakland's budget shortfall is now causing direct consequences for public safety with the temporary closure Monday morning of two fire stations. The two fire stations in the Oakland Hills ...

Oakland's fire chief said the temporary closure of two fire stations and using brownouts at other fire stations will help the city make up for a $130M deficit. Oakland Fire Chief Damon Covington ...

The budget cuts that temporarily closed two Oakland Fire Department stations until the ... and tragedy down south in what has become one of California’s worst-ever fire disasters, the upcoming ...

Many municipalities are already considering approaching voters with a wide range of new taxes and borrowing measures they ...

Individual layoff notices went out Thursday to workers who fill 77 full-time city positions, hitting hardest the public works ...

As two Oakland fire stations shutter temporarily Monday, with potentially more to follow next month, firefighters are calling on the city to roll back the cost-saving closures, saying they could put ...

Oakland Hills residents say they are worried about the city's plan to temporarily close two fire stations to help address the city budget deficit By Alyssa Goard • Published January 5, 2025 ...

The Mercury News reported earlier this week, “The devastating fires that continue to burn in Los Angeles and rank among ...