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Public health
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Can you survive a wildfire sheltering at home? For one community, L.A. County Fire says it may be the only option

Los Angeles County Fire Department plans to order Topanga residents to shelter in place in rapidly approaching firestorms rather than attempt large-scale evacuations.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago
US politics

Letters: No guarantees, no spending cuts, no on Measure A

Reject Measure A due to fiscal mismanagement and prioritize communitywide structural and defensible-space measures to reduce wildfire losses.
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago
SF politics

Letters: No guarantees, no spending cuts, no on Measure A

Reject Measure A due to lack of spending cuts and vague general-tax authority; prioritize communitywide structural hardening and defensible space to reduce wildfire losses.
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California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

PG&E CEO sees no credit upgrades until California fire season ends

PG&E expects credit upgrades to wait until after wildfire season due to ongoing wildfire risk despite recent rains and legislative support.
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Environment
fromKqed
1 month ago

Will Newsom Sign California's 'Biggest Step' Toward Saving Fire-Prone Neighborhoods? | KQED

Implementing Zone 0 defensible space and home hardening significantly reduces ember-driven structure loss and requires coordinated prevention across landscape, neighborhood, and parcel levels.
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California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Letters: Put fire safety focus on neighborhoods, not backcountry

Prioritize community-focused wildfire measures—defensible space, ember-resistant construction, local mitigation—rather than distant backcountry forest thinning.
Environment
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

How to protect a home, and community, from wildfire: UC Berkeley researchers take lessons from California infernos

Communitywide home-hardening and clearing flammable materials, including a five-foot Zone 0 around houses, significantly reduce wildfire damage and risk.
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