Author Archives: Erica Yee

Erica is the data reporter at CalMatters helping develop data-driven graphics. As a California native, she is excited to contribute to important coverage of state issues through engaging projects. She is a recent graduate of Northeastern University, where she majored in journalism and information science. Erica previously interned at the San Francisco Chronicle, CNBC, and Boston.com.

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Saxon Stahl, a fourth year student at UC Santa Cruz, stands in the woods across from their residence hall on Oct. 14, 2020. The heavily wooded campus had a mandatory evacuation for more than a week during the CZN Lightening Complex fires in August. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Is your college in a severe wildfire zone?

by Mikhail Zinshteyn and Erica Yee October 15, 2020October 21, 2020

Of California’s nearly 150 public colleges and universities, 18 are within areas Cal Fire deems at high risk from wildfires. In addition to evacuation plans, colleges have different fire mitigation tactics they can employ to minimize risk.