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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week 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 week 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 week 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
3 weeks 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
1 month 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
1 month 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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