Wind gusts are expected to reach 40 to 50 mph, with blowing snow and reduced visibility in the higher elevations.

Initial damage estimates for the SCU Lightning Complex zone put the loss of cattle and grazing lands at $26 million.

The people affected by one of the largest fires in California history—the SCU Complex—still don’t qualify for FEMA relief.

California has never seen anything like the lightning fires that struck amid a pandemic, rolling blackouts and a record heatwave.

The fires east of Santa Clara Valley have grown to more than 365,000 acres, making it the largest active fire in California.

Cal Fire and San Jose city officials broadcast updates about the Bay Area lightning fires in a series of video broadcasts.

With just 10 percent containment this morning, Cal Fire officials issued new evacuation orders for Sunol, Livermore and Fremont.

In three major clusters, they darkened skies, forced thousands to flee home and pushed California’s firefighting capacity to the brink.

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and Kip Harkness, the head of the city’s emergency operations center, fielded questions from residents.

Mandatory evacuation orders remain in effect for the San Jose foothills, with an advisory issued for the city’s East Side.

Property owners who commit their land to agricultural use could qualify for sizable tax breaks under a plan up for discussion Tuesday at the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors meeting.