upper waypoint

State Will Charge Homeowners for Fire Prevention

at
Save ArticleSave Article
Failed to save article

Please try again

Approximately 800,000 rural homeowners across the state will find a new bill in their mailboxes soon. It's a fee meant to offset fire protection costs, and it comes at a time of deep budget cuts for the state's firefighting agency, CAL FIRE.

Sponsored

lower waypoint
next waypoint
Why California Environmentalists Are Divided Over Plan to Change Power Utility RatesWhy Renaming Oakland's Airport Is a Big DealAllegations of Prosecutorial Bias Spark Review of Death Penalty Convictions in Alameda CountyCecil Williams, Legendary Pastor of Glide Church, Dies at 94Bay Area Indians Brace for India’s Pivotal 2024 Election: Here’s What to KnowSF Democratic Party’s Support of Unlimited Housing Could Pressure Mayoral Candidates‘Sweeps Kill’: Bay Area Homeless Advocates Weigh in on Pivotal US Supreme Court CaseNurses Warn Patient Safety at Risk as AI Use Spreads in Health CareCalifornia’s Future Educators Divided on How to Teach ReadingWhen Rivers Caught Fire: A Brief History of Earth Day