Sierra Foothills Community Could Provide Blueprint For Building Homes In Era Of Megafires | KQED

"Clearing flammable material within that perimeter is one of the most effective ways of hardening a home - and among the most accessible to homeowners. The practice is now the subject of a much-debated policy under review by the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection for high fire-risk areas."

"Bay Area Congressman Ro Khanna is demanding the Trump administration turn over health and safety records for the California City immigration detention facility, after a recent oversight visit that he described as "alarming." In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Khanna called on the agency to produce logs of its use of force and solitary confinement, and how long detained people had to wait for medical care. He said the mistreatment of detained immigrants and the two fatal shootings by immigration agents in Minneapolis are part of what he calls "a human rights issue of our time.""

""We're treating these people like animals, not like human beings ... It's an embarrassment for the country," he told KQED. "Whatever you think about the consequences for people who are undocumented, we should all agree that you treat people with dignity.""

Clearing flammable material within home perimeters is identified as an effective and accessible method of hardening homes against wildfire. A contested policy on that practice is under review by the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection for high fire-risk areas. Bay Area Representative Ro Khanna has demanded that the Trump administration and Homeland Security turn over health and safety records for the California City immigration detention facility, including logs of use of force, solitary confinement, and medical wait times. Khanna described systemic neglect of more than 900 detainees and framed mistreatment and two fatal agent shootings as a human rights issue. Advocates reported a surge in in-custody deaths to 32 in 2025.

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