News and Notes
California’s Zone 0 Hearings: Closing In on the Finish Line
October 27, 2025
By Michel Thouati, FireSafe-FireWise Alliance; Elizabeth Stage, Oakland Firesafe Council At the October 23 hearing of the California Zone 0 Advisory Committee, the focus shifted from debate to definition. The meeting at McClellan Park in Sacramento was originally expected to […]
Oakland’s Crownridge Estates Firewise USA® Recognized Site
October 24, 2025
Helen Bulwik, resident lead, had this to share: Crownridge HOA is a community of 152 homes in the Oakland Hills, adjacent to Merritt College, and bordering Campus, View Crest, and Ridgemont Drives. As an HOA we already have relatively stringent […]
Oakland Firewise Groups Conduct Joint Evacuation Drill
October 7, 2025
By Maryanne Hubbard, CABS Firewise Firewise groups across Oakland are growing! This year, we have grown from 9 to 15 Firewise-recognized communities. With this growth comes an influx of learning, from hardening homes and improving preparedness to practicing evacuation. Evacuation […]
Skyline/Moon Gate is Oakland’s 14th Firewise USA® Recognized Site
October 3, 2025
Kate Reagan Randive, Firewise Committee Chair, had this to share about the experience: Skyline/Moon Gate is a Montclair Organized Neighborhood (MON) in the Piedmont Pines district — 38 single-family homes along Melville Lane, Totterdell Street, and the stretch of Skyline […]
Oakland’s LaMasNA is a Firewise USA® Recognized Site!
October 1, 2025
Justin Graham, resident lead, had this to share: The Larry-Mastlands Neighborhood Association (LaMasNA) includes 47 homes along Larry and Mastlands in a compact area just to your right as you drive up Ascot between the schools and the Painted Rocks. […]