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Smoke from a fire pours out of an apartment building on the 1400 block of Phelps Ave. in San Jose, May 15, 2013. (San Jose Fire Department)

San Jose Apartment Fire Displaces 2 Residents

Two residents were displaced by a fire at an apartment complex in San Jose Wednesday morning, a fire captain said.

2013/05/15

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32 Residents Displaced By Milpitas Apartment Fire

The American Red Cross opened a shelter for the 32 residents displaced by a two-alarm apartment fire in Milpitas on Tuesday.

2013/04/24

A suspicious fire damaged an East Palo Alto home Monday.  (Credit: Bay City News)

Suspicious Fire Displaces 5 In East Palo Alto

A suspicious one-alarm house fire displaced five residents in East Palo Alto Monday morning, according to fire officials.

2013/04/09

Governor Chris Christie and President Barack Obama (Credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

Opinion: Sandy: The Match-Maker Of All Match-Makers

As odd as it seems, President Barack Obama and Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey are in the midst of a marvelous “bromance”.

2012/11/01

East Coast Begins To Clean Up And Assess Damage From Hurricane Sandy

Bay Area Provides Aid To East Coast In Aftermath Of Sandy

After superstorm Sandy made landfall Monday evening and continued to wreak havoc along the Eastern Seaboard from Virginia to Massachusetts, the Bay Area is responding to the natural disaster.

2012/10/30

A neighborhood destroyed by Hurricane Sandy (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Opinion: Sandy Reminds Us Of The Need For FEMA And That Romney Would Shut It Down

Romney was asked at a presidential debate whether FEMA should be shut down in light of the deficit. Romney replied that FEMA should “absolutely” be shut down. He was asked specifically if that included disaster relief. He replied that it was “immoral” to provide such relief in the face of “larger debts”, emphasizing that “it makes no sense at all” to have such programs.

2012/10/30

Waves crash over Winthrop Shore Drive as Hurricane Sandy comes up the coast on October 29, 2012 in Winthrop, Massachusetts. (Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

Bay Area Red Cross Sends Help To Storm-Damaged East Coast

Staff and volunteers from the Bay Area, Silicon Valley, and Santa Cruz chapters of the Red Cross have been sent out to the East Coast but many more are waiting for flights to be allowed into the area.

2012/10/29

Alameda firefighters on the scene of an apartment fire. (CBS)

15 Displaced By Alameda Apartment Building Fire

A second-alarm fire in an Alameda apartment building displaced 15 residents early Wednesday morning, according to a fire captain.

2012/09/12

Hurricane Isaac Hits New Orleans, Gulf Coast

More Bay Area Volunteers Head To Gulf Coast In Wake Of Isaac

Dozens of Bay Area volunteers have been in the southern U.S. for more than a week assisting those affected by Hurricane Isaac, a Red Cross spokeswoman said Friday.

2012/08/31

A massive sinkhole opened up following a water main break in San Francisco's Visitacion Valley Tuesday. (CBS)

Residents Allowed Back Home After San Francisco Water Main Break, Sinkhole

Fourteen households displaced by Tuesday’s water main break in San Francisco’s Visitacion Valley neighborhood were being allowed to go home Wednesday, a spokeswoman for the city’s Public Utilities Commission said.

2012/08/29

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