Photo: Smoke plume from the 2020 CZU Lightening Complex Fire as seen from behind the Priory in Portola Valley. The CZU fire burned 86,000 acres, took four months to extinguish, and came within 6 miles of Portola Valley and Los Trancos.
Facing the destructive power of Portola Valley’s many natural hazards while recognizing that its precious and fragile resources were unique assets that should be preserved for the benefit of the entire...
Memes cut through the complexity and capture the essence of the debate.
Are we going to acknowledge our fire hazard?
Or are we going to pretend it doesn’t exist?
Are we going to adopt the safety...
Details of Portola Valley’s handling of wildfire risk under CEQA
Introduction
I’d like to tell you why concerned residents formed PublicSafety4PVNow and what its goals are, but to do that, I...
A sad summary of subordination of safety in Portola Valley, including: – Grossly understating the risk of wildfire to life and property in formal documents submitted to FEMA– Disregarding the Town’s own...
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