September 30, 2020 White House Extends FEMA Wildfire Aid to Santa Clara Co. By Silicon Valley Newsroom Initial damage estimates for the SCU Lightning Complex zone put the loss of cattle and grazing lands at $26 million. Read More 2
September 9, 2020 Fire-Scorched Bay Area Begins the Long Process of Rebuilding By Jacob Pierce and Jennifer Wadsworth The fires include the CZU Complex, which ripped through the Santa Cruz Mountains to become the state’s ninth-most destructive fire. Read More 1
September 2, 2020 Santa Clara County Supervisor Requests Federal Aid for Those Impacted by SCU Complex Fires By Silicon Valley Newsroom The people affected by one of the largest fires in California history—the SCU Complex—still don’t qualify for FEMA relief. Read More 1
August 27, 2020 Letter to the Editor: If We Don’t Address Climate Change, These Fires Will Only Get Worse By Guest Columnist If we don’t address climate change head on, these apocalyptic fires burning up and down California will remain our reality. Read More 8
August 26, 2020 SCU Fires 25 Percent Contained By Jennifer Wadsworth Firefighters made significant progress against the SCU Complex in the past day, allowing Cal Fire to ease some evacuation orders. Read More 0
August 26, 2020 Bay Area Gets Devastating Welcome to Era of Megafires By Jennifer Wadsworth California has never seen anything like the lightning fires that struck amid a pandemic, rolling blackouts and a record heatwave. Read More 13
August 25, 2020 Some Evacuation Orders Ease Up, But Officials Say California ‘Megafires’ Could Burn for Weeks By Jennifer Wadsworth The fires east of Santa Clara Valley have grown to more than 365,000 acres, making it the largest active fire in California. Read More 1
August 24, 2020 Lightning Mostly Spares South Bay; Red Flag Warning Lifted By Jennifer Wadsworth Fires raging all around the South Bay continue to close in, prompting new evacuation orders in the Tri-Valley, Morgan Hill and Los Gatos. Read More 0
August 23, 2020 East SJ Residents Urged to Pack Bags Following New Evac Orders By Silicon Valley Newsroom Officials announced new evacuation decrees for the SCU Complex of southbound fires burning to the east of San Jose. Read More 0
August 23, 2020 340,000-Acre SCU Complex Triggers New Evacuation Orders By Jennifer Wadsworth With just 10 percent containment this morning, Cal Fire officials issued new evacuation orders for Sunol, Livermore and Fremont. Read More 3
August 22, 2020 SCU Complex Continues Southeastward Spread, Grows Overnight to 291,000 Acres By Jennifer Wadsworth Wildfires east of Santa Clara Valley have burned through nearly 300,000 acres with only 10 percent containment today, per Cal Fire. Read More 0
August 21, 2020 LIVE UPDATES: Bay Area Lightning Fires Keep Growing By Silicon Valley Newsroom The latest news about the SCU and CZU fire complexes surrounding Santa Clara County, where some evacuation orders remain in effect. Read More 5
August 21, 2020 Overnight Growth Makes SCU Complex California’s Biggest Fire By Jennifer Wadsworth In three major clusters, they darkened skies, forced thousands to flee home and pushed California’s firefighting capacity to the brink. Read More 0
August 20, 2020 WATCH: San Jose Mayor Gives Update on SCU Fire Complex By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and Kip Harkness, the head of the city’s emergency operations center, fielded questions from residents. Read More 2
August 20, 2020 Evacuation Orders Expanded in Eastern Santa Clara County By Silicon Valley Newsroom Cal Fire announced new evacuation orders for the eastern edge of Santa Clara County, where the SCU Complex keeps growing. Read More 0
August 20, 2020 Lick Observatory Survives Fire, But SCU Complex Continues Rapid Spread in East Foothills By Jennifer Wadsworth Mandatory evacuation orders remain in effect for the San Jose foothills, with an advisory issued for the city’s East Side. Read More 1
