CA Gov. Newsom signs 22 bills for wildfire mitigation
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Gov. Newsom signed 22 bills for wildfire mitigation and preparedness efforts Wednesday, building on $1 billion allocated for wildfire investment.
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Cal Fire issues grant to UC Berkeley for managing vegetation for wildfire safety
Joe McBride, a UC Berkeley forestry professor emeritus, and the Claremont Canyon Conservancy issued a proposal to manage vegetation for campus property located in the Strawberry and Claremont canyons.
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UC Berkeley lecturer sends memo to governor, correlating wildfires with rising utility prices
Steven Weissman, a lecturer at the UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy, sent a memorandum to Gov. Gavin Newsom on April 10, explaining the impact of California wildfires on the prices of gas and electric utilities.
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Berkeley Fire Department responding to fires in Oakland, Butte County
With a fire in Butte County reddening the Berkeley skies and a blaze in Oakland prompting full response from its fire department, Berkeley Fire Department is sending engines for support.
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Millions of dead trees in California could spark massive wildfires, UC Berkeley study shows
Fire experts, including two UC Berkeley researchers, published a study Wednesday, which found that the 100 million dead trees in the Sierra Nevada could potentially increase the risk of mass fires in the next decade.
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Downed PG&E power lines investigated as potential cause for North Bay wildfires
Cal Fire investigators are looking into fallen PG&E power lines as just one of a number of potential causes for the recent wildfires that have ravaged the North Bay this week.
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2nd red flag warning issued for East Bay Hills for high fire danger
In the wake of the 17 wildfires in the North Bay, the National Weather Service issued a second red flag warning for North and East Bay Hills.
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Red flag warning issued for East Bay; weather conditions ‘critical’
The heavy winds and dry conditions that caused 17 wildfires in the North Bay are predicted to return Wednesday and potentially affect parts of the East Bay.
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UC Berkeley students uprooted by devastating North Bay fires
'It just looks like a war zone'
The smoke from the North Bay fires covering Berkeley in hazy skies since Sunday evening is beginning to dissipate. But for students whose homes were in the fire’s path, the devastation will not fade anytime soon.
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Grizzly Fire at Berkeley Hills no longer actively burning
The Grizzly Fire, which started Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of Grizzly Peak Boulevard and Fish Ranch Road in the Berkeley Hills, is no longer actively burning, according to Oakland Fire Department Battalion Chief Melinda Drayton.
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