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Wildfires

A banner sponsored by Painters and Allied Trades Union hangs from a building on Martinez days before the election on Oct. 31, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Due to high winds and dry conditions PG&E will turn off the power to over 361,000 customers in 36 counties to protect them from possible wildfires caused by downed power lines. Photo by Jose Carlos Fajardo, Bay Area News Group

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