Stay updated with breaking news from Fanning fire. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Updated: Thu, Jan 28, 2021, 11:01 am Wynne Lee, a Menlo Park 14-year-old who was reported missing on Jan. 11, was found by Detective Barker of the San Mateo County Sheriff s Office, according to a Jan. 18 announcement on Twitter from the Sheriff s Office. Former Menlo Park City Council member Kirsten Keith announced the evening of Jan. 20 that she planned to step down from her seat on the board of the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency. During the council s reorganization meeting on Dec. 15, when council members pick which boards and committees they plan to represent, council members said they favored asking Keith to resign and instead placing a current council member in the seat. They agreed to ask Keith to resign, and place councilman Ray Mueller in the seat with Vice Mayor Betsy Nash as the alternate. They also asked that whoever take the seat commit to step down whenever he or she is no longer on the City Council. Mueller agreed to those terms. ....
7 fires now burning in Santa Cruz, San Mateo counties [SFGate, San Francisco] Jan. 20 LATEST Jan. 20, 10:45 a.m. Cal Fire said it hopes to have seven small wildfires burning in northern Santa Cruz and southern San Mateo counties contained by the end of the day Wednesday amid favorable weather conditions. “That’s contained, not controlled,” Cal Fire spokesperson Cecile Juliette said. “We hope to have all of them controlled by this weekend. Contained is when they’re able to get a fire line around the entire fire, so they can keep it within a certain area. Controlled is when they have the line around the fire and all the hot spots within the perimeter are out.” ....
Winds topple trees, power lines, sparking fires near Santa Cruz By J.D. Morris and Vanessa Arredondo A spate of small but unusual winter wildfires started amid extreme winds around Northern California on Tuesday as the region grappled with a winter that has been sorely lacking in substantial rain and snow. Around the Santa Cruz Mountains, evacuations were ordered as officials responded to at least five fires that ignited during dry and windy conditions. Many more blazes were reported around the Central Coast, the Bay Area and farther north throughout the morning, some of which were quickly contained, officials said. ....
7 fires now burning in Santa Cruz, San Mateo counties FacebookTwitterEmail A wildfire burns in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Jan 19, 2021. According to CZU Calfire, one fire is off Freedom Boulevard in Watsonville and one is in the Boulder Creek area off of Highway 9.PG&E Webcam LATEST Jan. 20, 10:45 a.m. Cal Fire said it hopes to have seven small wildfires burning in northern Santa Cruz and southern San Mateo counties contained by the end of the day Wednesday amid favorable weather conditions. That s contained, not controlled, Cal Fire spokesperson Cecile Juliette said. We hope to have all of them controlled by this weekend. Contained is when they re able to get a fire line around the entire fire, so they can keep it within a certain area. Controlled is when they have the line around the fire and all the hot spots within the perimeter are out. ....
UpdatedWed, Jan 20, 2021 at 6:05 pm PT Reply The Cal Fire San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit battled multiple wildfires all day Tuesday across the county, but primarily in the Santa Cruz Mountains. (Renee Schiavone/Patch) SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA Officials have lifted all evacuation orders and firefighters expected full containment Wednesday night on most, if not all, of the wildfires blazing across Santa Cruz County. Now, Cal Fire San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit Chief Ian Larkin is calling on the public to remain vigilant in the months to come, as this winter has been an unusually dry one. Fire is possible year-round, he said in a statement. ....