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Tag: California wildfires

Posted inBay City Sketchbook

Bay City Sketchbook: The Bay Area

by Local News Matters and Joe Dworetzky, Bay City News Foundation January 23, 2023January 23, 2023

In the Bay Area, for at least the last decade, when anyone raised a complaint about a rainy day spoiling their plans, there was only one correct response: “Yeah, but we need it.”   The atmospheric rivers, pineapple expresses and bomb cyclones of January of 2023 altered that conversational pattern. It turns out that you can […]

Posted inFire Season

California wants to force insurers to reward homeowners for fireproofing homes

by Grace Gedye, CalMatters June 1, 2022May 31, 2022
Posted inLocal News

California gives teacher candidates more time to get required credentialing exams

by Diana Lambert, EdSource December 16, 2021December 14, 2021
Posted inLocal News

Head of California utility regulator resigns less than one year into six-year term

by Scott Morris, Bay City News Foundation October 1, 2021October 1, 2021
Posted inArts & Entertainment

In ‘Doug to the Rescue,’ an Oakland activist uses a drone to save animals from climate disasters

by Amelia Williams, Bay City News Foundation June 11, 2021June 11, 2021
Posted inFire Season

Hot dry summer ahead: ask Cal Fire expert about coming wildfire season

by Jana Kadah, Bay City News Foundation June 2, 2021November 9, 2021
Posted inLocal News

Judge criticizes PG&E’s fire management practices during probation hearing

by Joe Dworetzky, Bay City News Foundation February 3, 2021February 3, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

New Maps Show How Climate Change is Making California’s “Fire Weather” Worse

by Al Shaw, ProPublica and Elizabeth Weil, ProPublica October 16, 2020October 16, 2020
Posted inFeatured News

Beloved camp for the differently-abled rebuilds after devastating fire

by Jana Kadah, Bay City News Foundation October 11, 2020June 2, 2021
Posted inYouth Voices

New UC poll: Concern over current events could spur record numbers of young adults to vote

by Nicole Freeling, UC Newsroom September 27, 2020September 28, 2020

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