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OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 16: Ozzie Zinner, left, and his brothers Reuben, 12, and Frank, 10, wear dusk masks as they walk in Montclair Village in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. The kids didn't go to school because all schools were closed due to the bad air caused by the fatal Camp Fire that started over a week ago in Paradise, Calif. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

Newsletters

Thurmond wins, Brown goes high, and a water proposal

California waits for rain, Camp Fire is worst disaster since Loma Prieta, a GOP consultant is blunt about California's blue wave, Thurmond beats Tuck, mayors call for redevelopment, and an impending water deal.

By

Dan Morain

• November 19, 2018

Environment

Photos: California wildfires destroy iconic landmarks across the state

Fires raging across California are decimating historical and recognizable landmarks throughout the state.

By

Elizabeth Castillo

• November 16, 2018

Newsletters

CA wildfires assault schools, lungs, utilities, air

California wildfires close schools, clog lungs, threaten utility, pollute the air. Plus, state audit for high speed rail, and canvassing for Central Valley Democrats.

By

Dan Morain

• November 16, 2018

People have become accustomed to wearing masks while walking in San Francisco's Financial District and much of Northern California in the wake of the Camp Fire. Photo by Eric Risberg/Associated Press

Health

As California areas record ‘worst air’ on earth, state needs to protect public after wildfires

Spots in California are registering, by one measurement, the most polluted air on earth. If this is the “new abnormal” of wildfires, health advocates say the state will need to step up efforts to educate and protect the public.

By

Elizabeth Aguilera

• November 15, 2018

Cars and a bus sit abandoned on the main artery in Paradise, November 9, 2018, the day after many fleeing residents were trapped by the overwhelming flames of the Camp Fire. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

Environment

School closures from California wildfires this week have kept more than a million kids home

Due to school closures from the California wildfires, more than one in six students in the state are staying home as the state continues to burn.

By

Ricardo Cano

• November 15, 2018

California Gov. Jerry Brown, left, and FEMA administrator Brock Long, center, watch U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, right, go through school work that was recovered from Paradise Elementary School in Paradise, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)

Newsletters

Wildfire legislation, Newsom’s trifecta and a Supreme Court pick

By

Dan Morain

• November 15, 2018

BUTTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 11: Heavy overnight winds push embers from the Camp Fire up Highway 70 west of Pulga, Calif. early Sunday morning, November 11, 2018. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

Environment

Jerry Brown signed $1 billion in wildfire prevention—and none of it applies to the fires this year

The $1 billion wildfire prevention bill passed in the last legislative session was supposed to "prevent catastrophic wildfires and protect Californians." Months later, the state faces another epic disaster. Why?

By

Judy Lin

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Laurel Rosenhall

• November 14, 2018

Incumbent Republican Jeff Denham lost to Democrat Josh Harder in California's Congressional District 10.

Newsletters

A wrenching fire toll, and bad news for California Republicans

Camp Fire's death toll, Denham loses to Harder, Orange County is about to turn blue, Linda Sanchez's family problem and Kirsten Olsen's obit for the GOP.

By

Dan Morain

• November 14, 2018

Smoke from nearby wildfires obscure the late afternoon sun in the San Francisco Bay Area of northern California. Wildfires are becoming more common all over the west coast due to climate change. Photo by Velvetfish.

Newsletters

Mega-fire, guns, elections and honoring veterans

Veterans Day, California wildfires, Trump tweets, revelations on background checks in a new UC Davis gun study, most school bonds pass, most California housing measures fail, World War I marks its 100th anniversary and commentary on conservation.

By

Dan Morain

• November 12, 2018

Environment

Trump fans flames by blaming wildfires on California, threatening to withhold federal funds

President Trump's tweet today blaming California, not climate change, for the state's catastrophic wildfires and threatening to withhold federal funding provoked a bitter reaction from many Californians, including Gov.-Elect Newsom

By

Julie Cart

• November 10, 2018

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