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A convergence of forces puts Big Sur in a stranglehold.
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A convergence of forces puts Big Sur in a stranglehold.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Nov 1, 2026

Katie Rodriguez here, thinking about the “new normal” many of us are continuously getting acclimated to. The housing crisis is one part of tha…

Big Sur is at an inflection point for managing tourism against longstanding environmental and housing pressures.
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Big Sur is at an inflection point for managing tourism against longstanding environmental and housing pressures.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Oct 29, 2026
  • 11 min to read

For just a moment, after three years of a closed Highway 1, Big Sur was almost getting back into the swing of a normal summer.

Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park to reopen after more than two months of closure.
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Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park to reopen after more than two months of closure.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Oct 12, 2026

After more than two months of closure, Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park will reopen to the public on Friday, Oct. 16.

Big Sur locals and officials prepare for a strong El Niño post-fires.
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Big Sur locals and officials prepare for a strong El Niño post-fires.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Oct 1, 2026

Conditions are lining up for a potentially rough winter in Big Sur, a fact not lost on the community as the Timber and Plaskett fires simmer down.

Plaskett Fire becomes California’s third-largest this year, as the Big Sur community rallies.
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Plaskett Fire becomes California’s third-largest this year, as the Big Sur community rallies.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Sep 2, 2026

About an hour after the Plaskett Fire broke out, John Handy, owner of Treebones Resort on the south coast of Big Sur, got the call that it wou…

Red Flag Warning issued for Central Coast as Timber and Plaskett fires continue to burn.
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Red Flag Warning issued for Central Coast as Timber and Plaskett fires continue to burn.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Aug 27, 2026

The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning due to the potential for lightning and isolated thunderstorms across the Central Coast.…

Timber Fire sparks new evacuation orders and warnings as fire grows.
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Timber Fire sparks new evacuation orders and warnings as fire grows.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Aug 25, 2026

The Timber Fire has grown to nearly 16,000 acres and is 26 percent contained, as of 3pm on Tuesday, Aug. 25, an increase of 3,382 acres in the…

Timber Fire slows; Highway 1 road closure moved and evacuation orders reduced.
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Timber Fire slows; Highway 1 road closure moved and evacuation orders reduced.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Aug 18, 2026

As of 2pm, Tuesday, Aug. 18, the Timber Fire has burned 5,269 acres and is 21 percent contained. 

U.S. Forest Service reports continued progress on Timber Fire, now 17-percent contained.
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U.S. Forest Service reports continued progress on Timber Fire, now 17-percent contained.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Aug 17, 2026

Firefighting progress continued on the Timber Fire in Big Sur overnight, U.S. Forest Service officials reported in a 7am daily briefing update…

Fire lines at Partington Ridge are holding as Timber Fire is 15-percent contained.
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Fire lines at Partington Ridge are holding as Timber Fire is 15-percent contained.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Aug 16, 2026

As of 7am Sunday, Aug. 16, U.S. Forest Service officials report that the Timber Fire in Big Sur has burned 4,869 acres and is 15-percent conta…

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