New administration could erase any progress in water dispute between California and other Western states over the river.

A brush fire started up Wednesday evening in an area of Santa Paula between the Santa Clara River and Highway 126. The blaze was first reported shortly before 7 p.m. in the 600 block of Acacia Road.

The blaze was reported around 6:50 p.m. in the Santa Clara River bottom ... to the area, making water drops. At one point early on, the fire had reached into River Ridge Golf Club across the ...