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Tag: Vacaville

Residents of all ages gather together at a CHP checkpoint on Highway 1 to bring attention to the Santa Cruz Mountain community of Bonny Doon on August 21, 2020. Families have had to evacuate and say there aren't enough firefighters assigned to the area to save the community. Photo by Kevin Painchaud, Santa Cruz Sentinel

Wildfires set school plans ablaze for more than 70,000 students

Ricardo Cano by Ricardo Cano August 26, 2020August 31, 2020

Already reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, schools in rural areas like Bonny Doon must now contend with wildfires and related problems like blackouts, poor air quality and damaged internet infrastructure.

Jesse Katz joins the firefighting effort as a civilian volunteer battling the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire on Aug. 21, 2020, in Bonny Doon. Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo

Amid lack of firefighters, residents step up

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven August 26, 2020September 3, 2020
Shawnee Whaley, 57, wears a mask as she rests on a cot at the Ulatis Community Center in Vacaville after evacuating her home on August 18, 2020. Whaley said she and her mother, who lives across the street, had to leave in a matter of minutes, leaving almost everything behind. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

A collision of crises: Central Valley suffers searing heat, smoke and virus hot spots

Avatar by Rachel Becker August 21, 2020August 26, 2020
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