The Andersons are one of many families that worked with 4LEAF, a consulting company brought in by Santa Cruz County through the county's Recovery Permit Center to help CZU victims rebuild their homes ...

Santa Cruz County supervisors voted Tuesday to end a costly third-party contract for wildfire rebuild permitting, shifting ...

More than four years after the CZU wildfire, Santa Cruz County plans to phase out its partnership with 4Leaf, the firm ...

The county will blame other entities (other state, or federal agencies) when there is a costly and confusing permitting requirement,” writes Toraun McKinney in a Guest Commentary.

DAVENPORT — Thanks to recent arrival of a multimillion-dollar federal reimbursement grant, Swanton Pacific Ranch is ready to ...

The CZU August Lightning Complex fires scorched hillsides of conifers in the San Vicente Redwoods. Courtesy Nadia Hamey. It took 37 days to contain the CZU Lightning Complex fires that covered ...

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He even became a symbol of resilience and hope after surviving the CZU Lightning Complex Fire. “He inspired so many people to come together after the fire… the peacock rising from the flame ...

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Albert was also known for having survived a fire in 2020. Per KRON4, Albert was captured flying through smoke after a ...