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    A local resident stands next to a vineyard while watching the LNU Lightning Complex fire burning in nearby hills on August 20 in Healdsburg, Calif.
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    California Battalion Chief On The Challenge Of Fighting Wildfires During A Heat Wave

    Aug 22, 2020
    Firefighters have been battling hundreds of blazes sparked by thousands of lightning strikes. "It wouldn't matter if we had five times more firefighters," says the battalion chief for Sonoma County.
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    In Sonoma County, Calif., officials are struggling to address a homeless encampment with roughly 200 residents.
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    Sprawling Homeless Camps — Modern 'Hoovervilles' — Vex California

    Jan 13, 2020
    The wrangling over what to do about a sprawling homeless camp in Santa Rosa, Calif., highlights how hard it is to find answers for a growing crisis across California and much of the West.
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    The Salt
    A "Sonoma Sustainable" sign hangs along a road in the Russian River Valley near Healdsburg, Calif.
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    Wine Moguls Destroy Land And Pay Small Fines As Cost Of Business, Say Activists

    Nov 18, 2019
    In California, fines are being levied against winemakers who violate environmental laws, but activists say they are a drop in the bucket compared to the damage.
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    The Two-Way
    Claire Mollard managed to get her 15-year-old daughter, Sophie, and the family's two dogs out before wildfire consumed their home in Santa Rosa.
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    Amid The Horrors Of Wildfire, A Tale Of Survival And Singed Whiskers

    Oct 17, 2017
    As the toll from the Northern California fires continues to mount, with dozens of lives lost and hundreds of homes destroyed, small stories of hope continue to surface.
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    The Two-Way
    An aerial image from Tuesday shows a neighborhood that was destroyed by an intense and fast-moving wildfire in Santa Rosa, Calif., this week. Newly homeless residents of California wine country are beginning to get details about the damages.
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    California Wildfires Have Now Killed At Least 21 People; More High Winds Forecast

    Oct 11, 2017
    "Make no mistake," Cal Fire Director Ken Pimlott said in an update around midday Wednesday. "This is a serious, critical, catastrophic event." High winds are predicted to return Wednesday night.
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    The Salt
    Photos of Chinese men working in the fields and bottling wine are displayed in Buena Vista's tasting room. "We feel it's more important than ever to talk about the reason we exist and the people who contributed to it − Chinese, Hungarian, French," says
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    Chinese Laborers Built Sonoma's Wineries. Racist Neighbors Drove Them Out

    Jul 13, 2017
    Enjoying a chardonnay or cabernet sauvignon? In the 1800s, Chinese immigrants helped introduce those iconic varietals to California's wine country. But as vineyards grew, so did anti-Chinese fervor.
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