L.A.-based KB Home, one of the largest homebuilders in the U.S., has unveiled the nation’s first new-home community that ...

A new housing development in Escondido is setting the standard for wildfire resilience with features designed to protect ...

Escondido is updating its building codes to reflect a new fire hazard severity zone map released by the California State Fire ...

National mega-developer KB Home is marketing Dixon Trail as the first purpose-built “ wildfire resilient neighborhood ” in the United States. The next time fire rips through the chaparral in ...

A new Escondido neighborhood models fire-resistant housing in California. Dixon Trail is the first purpose-built “wildfire resilient neighborhood” in the United States. Making that a reality ...

An aerial view of homes in the Dixon Trail neighborhood of Escondido on April 24, 2025. Photo by Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters All of that adds to the price tag. The cheapest retrofit so far has come ...

Last: A non-combustible metal fence is placed in front of a five-foot buffer zone in the backyard of a model home in the Dixon Trail neighborhood of Escondido on April 24, 2025. Photos by Adriana ...