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Mayor Libby Schaaf Remembers the Oakland Hills Firestorm, Thirty Years Later

Thirty years ago, a small, mostly-extinguished grassfire was stoked by a hot, dry wind that ignited a firestorm in the Oakland and Berkeley hills killing 25 people and destroying more than 3,400 homes. As the Bay Area remembers the Tunnel Fire, we talk to Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf about the lessons the city and firefighters learned from the tragedy and her own memories of that fire which destroyed her family home. see more
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Mayor Libby Schaaf Remembers the Oakland Hills Firestorm, Thirty Years Later

Thirty years ago, a small, mostly-extinguished grassfire was stoked by a hot, dry wind that ignited a firestorm in the Oakland and Berkeley hills killing 25 people and destroying more than 3,400 homes. As the Bay Area remembers the Tunnel Fire, we talk to Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf about the lessons the city and firefighters learned from the tragedy and her own memories of that fire which destroyed her family home. see more
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Farm Sanctuary Founder Makes the Case for Plant-Based Eating

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 (Courtesy of Gene Baur)

Gene Baur's activism started by selling vegetarian hot dogs at Grateful Dead concerts to raise money. He went on to co-found Farm Sanctuary, the nation's first rescue organization dedicated to farm animals and raising awareness about the abuses of factory farming. His new book, "Living the Farm Sanctuary Life," shares stories of rescued animals and offers tips for a plant-based diet.

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Gene Baur, president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary

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