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Tens of thousands of visitors from across the globe canceled trips because of the park’s closure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Ferguson Fire is one of several devastating fires in California — \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11686818/fatality-in-mendocino-complex-fire-adds-to-deadly-month-for-california-firefighters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the latest fatality\u003c/a> being a firefighter from Utah who died Monday while battling the Ranch Fire, the largest in California history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Yosemite, the fires peaked during the busiest month for tourism. The park draws more than 600,000 visitors during a typical August, according to the National Park Service. Visitor bureaus in the area and the park are estimating roughly $50 million in combined tourism losses, said Steve Montalto, creative director at Visit Yosemite Madera County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“From an economic standpoint, it’s majorly significant to the region,” said Montalto, who visited one of the most popular attractions at the park, the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, when it reopened Monday ahead of the larger reopening Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s like a big breath of fresh air to be able to get in there and explore these places again,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While hotel owners and other business are relieved about the opening, they say it will likely be weeks before their bookings return to normal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shaw said his hotel probably won’t be more than 45 percent booked this week, when normally it’s sold out well in advance. There were just 10 people staying there Monday night, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Once the closure hit that three-week mark, there’s a full panic across the board for visitors, whether they’re from Beijing or Paris or San Francisco,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tom Lambert, who rents out an apartment within the park, said he and his wife have lost about $20,000 in income because of the closure. And because the apartment is along the one entrance to Yosemite Valley that will remain closed for at least a week, he said his next booking isn’t until Aug. 31.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And now people are starting to cancel into September, and we have October people asking about canceling,” Lambert said. “It’s still rough. The summer is pretty much lost.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials are trying to get the word out that the park is back open. They have posted pictures of themselves and visitors at attractions holding red paddleboards that say #YosemiteNOW, and they’re encouraging visitors to do the same.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for the park, the dent in visitor fees will impact park improvements, such as fixing roads and updating facilities, ranger Scott Gediman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because those projects are planned years in advance, all improvements for this year will be covered but projects in the future will be affected, Gediman said, though it was too soon to know which ones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not the only national park struggling with wildfires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A Montana blaze destroyed structures and forced evacuations Monday from the busiest area of Glacier National Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Yosemite, visitors likely will notice some smoke and may even see flames on their way in, though the fire is almost entirely contained, Gediman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People won’t have the crystal clear blue skies they’re used to,” he said, but added that the smoke “is the best I’ve seen it in several weeks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But as Gediman walked around the park ahead of the opening, he said there was a newfound sense of anticipation among workers who were tidying up campsites and preparing entrance stations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are very excited to get the park reopened,” he said. “It seems like a long time and it’s certainly been very quiet.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Shaw heard the good news, he said he felt pure joy. “It’s a beautiful thing,” he said. “You realize that roads are actually paved with money.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The reopening of Yosemite National Park can’t come soon enough for Douglas Shaw.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 20-day closure during peak tourist season cost Shaw $200,000 in lost revenue at his hotel just outside of Yosemite — one of the busiest parks in the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11686230/yosemite-valley-to-reopen-as-fire-threat-weakens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Most of the park reopened Tuesday\u003c/a>. Park officials say Highway 41 and Glacier Point will remain closed for likely at least another week for fire-fighting operations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The nearly three-week closure was the result of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11683410/carr-fire-expands-in-shasta-two-wildfires-blaze-in-mendocino\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Ferguson fire\u003c/a>, which has burned 96,457 acres and killed two firefighters since it started July 13. Though the fire didn’t reach the heart of Yosemite Valley, it burned in remote areas of the park and choked popular areas with smoke. The park closures began July 25.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During that time, Shaw wiped out his savings account, had to lay off eight of his 43 employees and started considering early retirement to avoid a possible future with similar devastating wildfires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If I hadn’t had savings, which is depleted, I’d be scrambling for money or I wouldn’t have a business,” Shaw said. “It’s a huge setback.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shaw is among hundreds of business owners in small communities surrounding Yosemite who depend on tourist dollars. Tens of thousands of visitors from across the globe canceled trips because of the park’s closure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Ferguson Fire is one of several devastating fires in California — \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11686818/fatality-in-mendocino-complex-fire-adds-to-deadly-month-for-california-firefighters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the latest fatality\u003c/a> being a firefighter from Utah who died Monday while battling the Ranch Fire, the largest in California history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Yosemite, the fires peaked during the busiest month for tourism. The park draws more than 600,000 visitors during a typical August, according to the National Park Service. Visitor bureaus in the area and the park are estimating roughly $50 million in combined tourism losses, said Steve Montalto, creative director at Visit Yosemite Madera County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“From an economic standpoint, it’s majorly significant to the region,” said Montalto, who visited one of the most popular attractions at the park, the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, when it reopened Monday ahead of the larger reopening Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s like a big breath of fresh air to be able to get in there and explore these places again,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While hotel owners and other business are relieved about the opening, they say it will likely be weeks before their bookings return to normal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shaw said his hotel probably won’t be more than 45 percent booked this week, when normally it’s sold out well in advance. There were just 10 people staying there Monday night, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Once the closure hit that three-week mark, there’s a full panic across the board for visitors, whether they’re from Beijing or Paris or San Francisco,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tom Lambert, who rents out an apartment within the park, said he and his wife have lost about $20,000 in income because of the closure. And because the apartment is along the one entrance to Yosemite Valley that will remain closed for at least a week, he said his next booking isn’t until Aug. 31.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And now people are starting to cancel into September, and we have October people asking about canceling,” Lambert said. “It’s still rough. The summer is pretty much lost.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials are trying to get the word out that the park is back open. They have posted pictures of themselves and visitors at attractions holding red paddleboards that say #YosemiteNOW, and they’re encouraging visitors to do the same.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for the park, the dent in visitor fees will impact park improvements, such as fixing roads and updating facilities, ranger Scott Gediman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because those projects are planned years in advance, all improvements for this year will be covered but projects in the future will be affected, Gediman said, though it was too soon to know which ones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not the only national park struggling with wildfires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A Montana blaze destroyed structures and forced evacuations Monday from the busiest area of Glacier National Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Yosemite, visitors likely will notice some smoke and may even see flames on their way in, though the fire is almost entirely contained, Gediman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People won’t have the crystal clear blue skies they’re used to,” he said, but added that the smoke “is the best I’ve seen it in several weeks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But as Gediman walked around the park ahead of the opening, he said there was a newfound sense of anticipation among workers who were tidying up campsites and preparing entrance stations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are very excited to get the park reopened,” he said. “It seems like a long time and it’s certainly been very quiet.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Shaw heard the good news, he said he felt pure joy. “It’s a beautiful thing,” he said. “You realize that roads are actually paved with money.”\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>A collective sigh of relief is rolling through the central Sierra Nevada as Yosemite National Park officials prepare to reopen Yosemite Valley, which has been \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11682559/yosemite-valley-officially-closed-due-to-growing-ferguson-fire\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">closed for nearly three weeks\u003c/a> due to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11683410/carr-fire-expands-in-shasta-two-wildfires-blaze-in-mendocino\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ferguson Fire\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everybody is very excited to be able to go back to a sense of normalcy,” said park spokeswoman Jamie Richards. “To be able to go from saying this is indefinite to being able to say, ‘Look, we’re going to plan to reopen the valley,’ feels very good.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yosemite Valley — by far the most popular part of the park, known for its views of cascading waterfalls and monumental granite formations — was closed to visitors on July 25 due to unhealthy air quality caused by smoke from the blaze.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The following week, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11684472/ferguson-fire-enters-yosemite-national-park\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the fire entered park boundaries\u003c/a>, and officials announced that the valley and other parts of the park would remain closed indefinitely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, firefighters are making significant progress on the blaze. As of Sunday afternoon, the fire had burned 95,947 acres and was 83 percent contained.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Richards says park officials have assessed conditions and feel it’s safe to reopen the valley to visitors. They are asking people to drive with extreme caution because there is still active fire and smoke in the area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials also say there will be limited visitor services as the park resumes normal operations. Wawona Road from Yosemite Valley to the Wawona area will remain closed for at least another week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Richards couldn’t estimate the number of visitors the park is expecting to see when the valley reopens on Tuesday, but she said people are excited.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We know that there’s going to be a lot of excitement in the air,” she said. “We know that we’re going to see people coming back, and it’s going to be a really great day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ferguson Fire public information officer Tom Efird says firefighters are relieved they’ve been able to prevent the blaze from hitting Yosemite Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Good fire management and hard work by the firefighters have been able to keep the fire out of Yosemite Valley proper,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While crews have been able to bring containment up significantly on the fire, Efird says the fight isn’t over. “There’s still a lot of hard work to be done,” he said. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fight is also far from over for the communities surrounding Yosemite, which rely heavily on incoming campers, hikers and climbers for business. The valley’s closure is the second longest in park history, and it came at the peak of tourist season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In all these communities, we rely heavily on visitors, on tourism to stay viable,” said Steve Montalto, creative director for the Visit Yosemite | Madera County visitor’s bureau. “It’s really put a significant impact on the amount of people coming to the area.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a normal summer day, Montalto says, the Madera County gateway would be “hustling and bustling,” with tourists stopping at grocery stores for supplies, eating in restaurants, and visiting the local brewery and wine bars. “That has all been much, much, much quieter,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Montalto says the rough estimate of financial losses for the entire region — including Yosemite National Park and its gateway communities — sits at about $50 million. And while there is still some summer left this year, the reopening isn’t likely to alleviate the losses suffered over the past few weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re definitely hoping for a pickup,” he said. “It’s a bit of a challenge because within the next couple of weeks, schools are starting back up. So the flexibility of families getting out to travel is small.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yosemite National Park and its four gateway communities are launching a campaign called #YosemiteNOW in an effort to bring tourism back to the region following the closure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/YosemiteMadera/status/1028009920895938561\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Ferguson Fire ignited on July 13 in the Sierra National Forest, and it has burned into both the Stanislaus National Forest and Yosemite National Park. The wildfire is the largest ever to hit the Sierra.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two firefighters have died battling the the blaze and 15 others have suffered injuries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cal Fire Heavy Equipment Operator Braden Varney, 36, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11683753/cal-fire-incident-report-on-death-of-dozer-operator-braden-varney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">died on July 14\u003c/a> after his bulldozer overturned in a steep ravine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brian Hughes, 33, captain of an elite firefighting squad stationed within Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11683600/second-firefighter-killed-battling-wildfire-near-yosemite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was killed on July 29\u003c/a>, when he was struck by a falling tree.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fire officials hope to have the blaze fully contained later this week.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>Between last year’s deadly wildfires and this summer’s fatal blazes, utilities and insurers with a huge stake in the aftermath have poured more than $3.2 million into California campaign donations and another $5.2 million into lobbying at the state Capitol—a big spike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also fiercely lobbying on wildfire bills: plaintiffs attorneys, local governments and electrical worker unions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, in the final weeks of the Legislature’s session, lawmakers on a special wildfire committee are considering proposals to beef up safety of the electrical system and \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/articles/a-political-firestorm-about-to-hit-the-capitol-who-will-pay-for-wildfire-damages/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">change liability laws\u003c/a>. CALmatters reviewed new lobbying and campaign finance reports covering the first six months of the year. Here are the takeaways:\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Lobbying is up—by a lot\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The state’s three big electric utilities together more than doubled their spending on lobbying during the first half of this year, compared with the same period last year. The increase was driven largely by Pacific Gas & Electric, which spent \u003ca href=\"http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Lobbying/Employers/Detail.aspx?id=1146888&session=2017&view=activity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$2.2 million\u003c/a> on lobbying this year—triple what it spent in the first half of 2017.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Between April and June this year, PG&E reported spending $1.1 million specifically lobbying on wildfire legislation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is really the biggest issue facing our company today,” said PG&E spokeswoman Lynsey Paulo, adding that PG&E pays for lobbying expenses with shareholder funds, not money from customers.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11686087/lawmakers-weigh-governors-controversial-proposal-to-limit-utility-liability-in-wildfires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lawmakers Weigh Governor’s Controversial Proposal to Limit Utility Liability in Wildfires\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>At issue: Who should be responsible to pay for fire damages? Under existing law, utilities are liable if fires are traced to their equipment—even if there’s no negligence. Gov. Jerry Brown has \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/articles/newsletters/browns-fire-plan-to-help-utilities/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">proposed\u003c/a> changing the law to relieve utilities of some liability—protection they desperately want.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Edison, which provides power to much of Southern California, \u003ca href=\"http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Lobbying/Employers/Detail.aspx?id=1146844&session=2017&view=activity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spent $1.3 million\u003c/a> lobbying in the first half of this year—double what it spent last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Insurance companies are the utilities’ main adversary in this. If utilities become less liable, insurers will have to bear more of the costs from disasters. Insurance trade associations increased their spending on lobbying in the state Capitol by 51 percent this year over last.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>There’s a whole lotta wining and dining going on\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Most of the money utilities and insurance companies spent on lobbying went to lobbyists, lawyers and publicity campaigns. But the total also includes every cocktail and steak the companies bought for government officials they are trying to influence—nearly $69,000 worth of goodies for the first half of this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>PG&E treated GOP Sen. Anthony Cannella of Ceres — and six of his staff members — to a San Francisco Giants game in May. In July, Cannella was appointed to the committee crafting wildfire legislation. He declined to comment for this story.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Overall, PG&E spent more than $3,000 entertaining government officials, including a breakfast in February for Sen. Bill Dodd, a Napa Democrat who is co-chair of the wildfire committee, and a lunch in June for Todd Derum, chief of the Sonoma division of Cal Fire, the agency investigating last year’s fires. Cal Fire has said PG&E’s equipment was involved in 16 fires, and that in 11 of those the company violated state safety codes. Cal Fire has not yet completed its investigation of the deadliest blaze, known as the Tubbs Fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Edison spent more than $45,000 entertaining officials. That included a $12,000 reception in January attended by more than 100 legislators and staff members, and a dinner in March at a Los Angeles steakhouse for Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is running for governor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Personal Insurance Federation of California \u003ca href=\"http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Lobbying/Employers/Detail.aspx?id=1146918&session=2017&view=activity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spent $14,300 \u003c/a>entertaining lawmakers and their staff, including an $8,500 reception in March and a $4,000 soiree at a Sacramento nightclub in April. In addition, the trade association treated officials to microbrews, sushi dinners and other goodies, such as a $53 cake for an assemblywoman’s chief of staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rex Frazier, the Personal Insurance Federation lobbyist, said government decisions have a huge impact on the insurance business because it is so highly regulated. “With that,” he said, “comes relationship-building with legislators.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The victims advocacy group is funded entirely by lawyers\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Fire victims are lobbying to preserve liability laws and pass new rules that could help prevent future wildfires. Their advocacy group \u003ca href=\"http://holdpgeaccountable.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Up From the Ashes\u003c/a> is represented by a lobbyist who lost his Santa Rosa home in the fires. The group blames PG&E and Edison for not doing enough to prevent last year’s disasters, some of which were sparked by power lines too close to branches and brush.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Up From the Ashes \u003ca href=\"http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Lobbying/Employers/Detail.aspx?id=1405008&session=2017&view=activity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spent about $564,000\u003c/a> lobbying between April and June, with about $55,000 going to a lobbying firm and the rest to a publicity campaign. Where did the money come from? Essentially, law firms involved in lawsuits against utilities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We appreciate their funding so we can have a voice,” said Patrick McCallum, the lobbyist for Up From the Ashes, which represents about 600 homeowners, businesses and local governments that lost property in last year’s fires.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>It’s a bipartisan love affair\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The industries involved in the fight over wildfire legislation aren’t playing favorites: they’ve showered dozens of Republican and Democratic legislators with large campaign contributions and pour huge sums into committees to elect politicians from both parties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Edison\u003ca href=\"http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/PDFGen/pdfgen.prg?filingid=2275466&amendid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> gave $1.1 million\u003c/a> to California political campaigns this year, including $250,000 each to the California Democratic Party and the California Republican Party. It also gave $25,000 each to a GOP group called California Trailblazers and the Democratic campaign fighting a senator’s recall. In advance of the June primary, Edison gave $29,200 each to Gavin Newsom and Antonio Villaraigosa, Democratic rivals in the gubernatorial race.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>PG&E has given \u003ca href=\"http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/PDFGen/pdfgen.prg?filingid=2276929&amendid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more than $900,000\u003c/a> in political donations this year, including $175,000 to the California Democratic Party and $110,000 to the California Republican Party. It’s also given $25,000 to a committee that supports moderate Republicans and $40,000 to one that supports moderate Democrats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition, PG&E gave $150,000 to a campaign supporting Newsom for governor, and paid nearly $400,000 to a political consulting firm that ran Brown’s campaign for governor and is helping with Newsom’s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the Farmers insurance company \u003ca href=\"http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/PDFGen/pdfgen.prg?filingid=2277181&amendid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gave $96,500\u003c/a> to the state GOP and $10,000 each to the California Democratic Party and the Newsom campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>One lawmaker doesn’t want PG&E’s money\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>On June 4, PG&E sent $1,000 to the re-election campaign for Democratic Assemblyman Jim Wood. On June 30, he returned the money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wood declined to comment on why he sent back the PG&E money, instead saying through a spokeswoman that he did not solicit the donation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But here’s a clue: he represents parts of Santa Rosa devastated by last year’s fires. Now he sits on the wildfire committee, where he’s questioning whether the Legislature should change liability laws before Cal Fire completes its investigations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CALmatters.org\u003c/a> is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California’s policies and politics.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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Jerry Brown has \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/articles/newsletters/browns-fire-plan-to-help-utilities/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">proposed\u003c/a> changing the law to relieve utilities of some liability—protection they desperately want.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Edison, which provides power to much of Southern California, \u003ca href=\"http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Lobbying/Employers/Detail.aspx?id=1146844&session=2017&view=activity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spent $1.3 million\u003c/a> lobbying in the first half of this year—double what it spent last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Insurance companies are the utilities’ main adversary in this. If utilities become less liable, insurers will have to bear more of the costs from disasters. Insurance trade associations increased their spending on lobbying in the state Capitol by 51 percent this year over last.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>There’s a whole lotta wining and dining going on\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Most of the money utilities and insurance companies spent on lobbying went to lobbyists, lawyers and publicity campaigns. But the total also includes every cocktail and steak the companies bought for government officials they are trying to influence—nearly $69,000 worth of goodies for the first half of this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>PG&E treated GOP Sen. Anthony Cannella of Ceres — and six of his staff members — to a San Francisco Giants game in May. In July, Cannella was appointed to the committee crafting wildfire legislation. He declined to comment for this story.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Overall, PG&E spent more than $3,000 entertaining government officials, including a breakfast in February for Sen. Bill Dodd, a Napa Democrat who is co-chair of the wildfire committee, and a lunch in June for Todd Derum, chief of the Sonoma division of Cal Fire, the agency investigating last year’s fires. Cal Fire has said PG&E’s equipment was involved in 16 fires, and that in 11 of those the company violated state safety codes. Cal Fire has not yet completed its investigation of the deadliest blaze, known as the Tubbs Fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Edison spent more than $45,000 entertaining officials. That included a $12,000 reception in January attended by more than 100 legislators and staff members, and a dinner in March at a Los Angeles steakhouse for Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is running for governor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Personal Insurance Federation of California \u003ca href=\"http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Lobbying/Employers/Detail.aspx?id=1146918&session=2017&view=activity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spent $14,300 \u003c/a>entertaining lawmakers and their staff, including an $8,500 reception in March and a $4,000 soiree at a Sacramento nightclub in April. In addition, the trade association treated officials to microbrews, sushi dinners and other goodies, such as a $53 cake for an assemblywoman’s chief of staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rex Frazier, the Personal Insurance Federation lobbyist, said government decisions have a huge impact on the insurance business because it is so highly regulated. “With that,” he said, “comes relationship-building with legislators.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The victims advocacy group is funded entirely by lawyers\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Fire victims are lobbying to preserve liability laws and pass new rules that could help prevent future wildfires. Their advocacy group \u003ca href=\"http://holdpgeaccountable.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Up From the Ashes\u003c/a> is represented by a lobbyist who lost his Santa Rosa home in the fires. The group blames PG&E and Edison for not doing enough to prevent last year’s disasters, some of which were sparked by power lines too close to branches and brush.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Up From the Ashes \u003ca href=\"http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Lobbying/Employers/Detail.aspx?id=1405008&session=2017&view=activity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spent about $564,000\u003c/a> lobbying between April and June, with about $55,000 going to a lobbying firm and the rest to a publicity campaign. Where did the money come from? Essentially, law firms involved in lawsuits against utilities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We appreciate their funding so we can have a voice,” said Patrick McCallum, the lobbyist for Up From the Ashes, which represents about 600 homeowners, businesses and local governments that lost property in last year’s fires.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>It’s a bipartisan love affair\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The industries involved in the fight over wildfire legislation aren’t playing favorites: they’ve showered dozens of Republican and Democratic legislators with large campaign contributions and pour huge sums into committees to elect politicians from both parties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Edison\u003ca href=\"http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/PDFGen/pdfgen.prg?filingid=2275466&amendid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> gave $1.1 million\u003c/a> to California political campaigns this year, including $250,000 each to the California Democratic Party and the California Republican Party. It also gave $25,000 each to a GOP group called California Trailblazers and the Democratic campaign fighting a senator’s recall. In advance of the June primary, Edison gave $29,200 each to Gavin Newsom and Antonio Villaraigosa, Democratic rivals in the gubernatorial race.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>PG&E has given \u003ca href=\"http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/PDFGen/pdfgen.prg?filingid=2276929&amendid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more than $900,000\u003c/a> in political donations this year, including $175,000 to the California Democratic Party and $110,000 to the California Republican Party. It’s also given $25,000 to a committee that supports moderate Republicans and $40,000 to one that supports moderate Democrats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition, PG&E gave $150,000 to a campaign supporting Newsom for governor, and paid nearly $400,000 to a political consulting firm that ran Brown’s campaign for governor and is helping with Newsom’s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the Farmers insurance company \u003ca href=\"http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/PDFGen/pdfgen.prg?filingid=2277181&amendid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gave $96,500\u003c/a> to the state GOP and $10,000 each to the California Democratic Party and the Newsom campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>One lawmaker doesn’t want PG&E’s money\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>On June 4, PG&E sent $1,000 to the re-election campaign for Democratic Assemblyman Jim Wood. 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"content": "\u003cp>Yosemite National Park officials say they will reopen Yosemite Valley — which has been closed off to all visitors for weeks due to the Ferguson Fire — on Tuesday morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Park administrators also plan to reopen the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias to the public on Monday at 9:00 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’d like to express our sincere gratitude to the firefighters and incident command teams for their great efforts in suppressing the Ferguson Fire,” Yosemite National Park superintendent Michael Reynolds said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is truly a historic and unprecedented event in park history, and we are thrilled to welcome back visitors to Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials say Glacier Point Road and Wawona Road from Yosemite Valley to the Wawona area of the park will stay shut down for at least another week due to ongoing fire activity and firefighting operations. The Hetch Hetchy area will also remain closed due to smoke impacts from the fire, but officials say they expect to reopen it soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Park administrators are warning visitors that there’s still active fire and smoke in the area, and people should drive with extreme caution. They say road delays are possible due to fire activity and ongoing firefighting operations, and there will be limited visitor services as the park resumes normal operations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials initially shut down Yosemite Valley on July 25 due to unhealthy air quality caused by smoke from the Ferguson Fire. They also closed off other areas of the park — including Wawona and the Mariposa Grove — on the same day in order to house firefighting operations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11684472/ferguson-fire-enters-yosemite-national-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KQED first reported\u003c/a> that the massive wildland blaze had entered park boundaries last Thursday. At one point last Friday, the blaze forced firefighters stationed at the Badger Pass ski and snowboard area of the park to shelter in place as flames jumped Highway 41 within the park.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>Read More About the Ferguson Fire\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11683753/cal-fire-incident-report-on-death-of-dozer-operator-braden-varney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Cal Fire Dozer Operator Died: Report Lays Out Steps Leading to Ferguson Fire Tragedy\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11684472/ferguson-fire-enters-yosemite-national-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ferguson Fire Enters Yosemite National Park\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>On Sunday, park officials announced that Yosemite Valley and other parts of the park would remain closed indefinitely due to increased fire activity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, firefighters have a better handle on the blaze and are progressing toward full containment. As of Friday morning, the fire was 95,544 acres and 80 percent contained.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two firefighters have died battling the Ferguson Fire and 15 others have suffered injuries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cal Fire Heavy Equipment Operator Braden Varney, 36, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11683753/cal-fire-incident-report-on-death-of-dozer-operator-braden-varney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">died on July 14\u003c/a> after his bulldozer overturned in a steep ravine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>33-year-old Brian Hughes, captain of an elite firefighting squad stationed within Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11683600/second-firefighter-killed-battling-wildfire-near-yosemite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was killed on July 29\u003c/a>, when he was struck by a falling tree.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fire officials say they hope to have the blaze fully contained by August 15.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Sukey Lewis and Anne Wernikoff embedded with a Cal Fire strike team for 12 hours. Here’s a snapshot of their day.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>6:40 a.m. \u003c/strong>The firefighters of Cal Fire strike team 9272C eat their breakfast at the massive base camp set up in Ukiah before they set out on a 24 hour shift. 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They will focus on expanding containment on the southeastern edge of the massive Ranch fire burning from Lake into Colusa County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11686046\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11686046\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32235_RanchFire_AW_26-qut-1020x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32235_RanchFire_AW_26-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32235_RanchFire_AW_26-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32235_RanchFire_AW_26-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32235_RanchFire_AW_26-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32235_RanchFire_AW_26-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32235_RanchFire_AW_26-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32235_RanchFire_AW_26-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32235_RanchFire_AW_26-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32235_RanchFire_AW_26-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32235_RanchFire_AW_26-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anne Wernikoff/KQED News\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>10:19 a.m.\u003c/strong> Strike team 9272C turns down a dirt road just past the Colusa County line. 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And then on top of that we’re down below a lake.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2:30 p.m. \u003c/strong>Strike team 9272C use drip torches to light a controlled burn in a field that butts up against a hillside thick with underbrush where smoking spot fires could explode and threaten the farmlands below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11686042\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11686042\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32257_RanchFire_AW_86-qut-1020x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32257_RanchFire_AW_86-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32257_RanchFire_AW_86-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32257_RanchFire_AW_86-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32257_RanchFire_AW_86-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32257_RanchFire_AW_86-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32257_RanchFire_AW_86-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32257_RanchFire_AW_86-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32257_RanchFire_AW_86-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32257_RanchFire_AW_86-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32257_RanchFire_AW_86-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anne Wernikoff/KQED News\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3:30 p.m. \u003c/strong>California Department of Corrections inmate firefighters rest for a moment next to a controlled burn operation. Inmate firefighters do some of the most difficult and grueling work involved in firefighting, cutting line in areas where bulldozers can’t reach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11686041\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11686041\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32262_RanchFire_AW_94-qut-1020x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32262_RanchFire_AW_94-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32262_RanchFire_AW_94-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32262_RanchFire_AW_94-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32262_RanchFire_AW_94-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32262_RanchFire_AW_94-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32262_RanchFire_AW_94-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32262_RanchFire_AW_94-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32262_RanchFire_AW_94-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32262_RanchFire_AW_94-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32262_RanchFire_AW_94-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anne Wernikoff/KQED News\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4:00 p.m.\u003c/strong> Captain Stevie Long unpacks a paper sack filled with her lunch. Firefighters are given lunch bags that contain about 3,000 calories, enough to sustain them while they work in incredibly demanding conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11686039\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11686039\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32263_RanchFire_AW_95-qut-1020x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32263_RanchFire_AW_95-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32263_RanchFire_AW_95-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32263_RanchFire_AW_95-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32263_RanchFire_AW_95-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32263_RanchFire_AW_95-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32263_RanchFire_AW_95-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32263_RanchFire_AW_95-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32263_RanchFire_AW_95-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32263_RanchFire_AW_95-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32263_RanchFire_AW_95-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anne Wernikoff/KQED News\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>\u003c/b>“You start getting busy and you kind of forget about that,” Long said. “The next thing you know you’re starving.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5:00 p.m. \u003c/strong>One of the five engines that make up strike team 9272C heads towards the main body of the fire to prepare for night firing operations to begin. They plan to burn a two mile long swath of brush down to the Indian Valley Reservoir to hem the fire in on this side and give it no where else to run.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11686083\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11686083\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RanchFire_AW_101-1020x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anne Wernikoff/KQED News\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In another 12 hours they will head back to basecamp for a 24-hour break to rest, fix their engines, do laundry and connect with their family members back home.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Sukey Lewis and Anne Wernikoff embedded with a Cal Fire strike team for 12 hours. Here’s a snapshot of their day.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>6:40 a.m. \u003c/strong>The firefighters of Cal Fire strike team 9272C eat their breakfast at the massive base camp set up in Ukiah before they set out on a 24 hour shift. The team will be working in the field until 5 a.m. the following day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11686049\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11686049\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32224_RanchFire_AW_02-qut-1020x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32224_RanchFire_AW_02-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32224_RanchFire_AW_02-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32224_RanchFire_AW_02-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32224_RanchFire_AW_02-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32224_RanchFire_AW_02-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32224_RanchFire_AW_02-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32224_RanchFire_AW_02-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32224_RanchFire_AW_02-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32224_RanchFire_AW_02-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32224_RanchFire_AW_02-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anne Wernikoff/KQED News\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Some of these guys have been going since June 22 with a couple of days off,” Captain Stevie Long said. “That’s a long time to be away from your loved ones.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7:30 a.m. \u003c/strong> The strike team, which is made up of about 20 firefighters and five fire engines, listens to their mission briefing for the day before driving out from base camp. They will focus on expanding containment on the southeastern edge of the massive Ranch fire burning from Lake into Colusa County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11686046\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11686046\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32235_RanchFire_AW_26-qut-1020x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32235_RanchFire_AW_26-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32235_RanchFire_AW_26-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32235_RanchFire_AW_26-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32235_RanchFire_AW_26-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32235_RanchFire_AW_26-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32235_RanchFire_AW_26-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32235_RanchFire_AW_26-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32235_RanchFire_AW_26-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32235_RanchFire_AW_26-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32235_RanchFire_AW_26-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anne Wernikoff/KQED News\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>10:19 a.m.\u003c/strong> Strike team 9272C turns down a dirt road just past the Colusa County line. They pass ranches and farmhouses huddled beneath the smoke.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11686067\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11686067\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RanchFire_AW_31-1020x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anne Wernikoff/KQED News\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>11:30\u003c/strong>\u003cb> a.m.\u003c/b> Cal Fire Captain Stevie Long explains the morning’s plan to her strike team. She wants the crews to light a couple of small controlled burns in the area in preparation for a large firing mission planned for the evening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11686068\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11686068\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RanchFire_AW_47-1020x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anne Wernikoff/KQED News\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>12:30 a.m.\u003c/strong> Firefighter Ely Ransdell from El Dorado County walks through bushes that are part of an island of unburned brush that could threaten the containment line if they suddenly go up in flames. Ransdell is assessing how and if these bushes will burn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11686044\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11686044\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32244_RanchFire_AW_61-qut-1020x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32244_RanchFire_AW_61-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32244_RanchFire_AW_61-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32244_RanchFire_AW_61-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32244_RanchFire_AW_61-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32244_RanchFire_AW_61-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32244_RanchFire_AW_61-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32244_RanchFire_AW_61-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32244_RanchFire_AW_61-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32244_RanchFire_AW_61-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32244_RanchFire_AW_61-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anne Wernikoff/KQED News\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>\u003c/b>“The winds are extremely squirrelly here and there, I mean, we have a northwest and then we have a west,” Long said. “It’s going to switch to a southwest. And then on top of that we’re down below a lake.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>California legislators passed the California Coastal Act in 1976 as a way to protect the state’s famed shoreline and to enshrine beach access for all. But that landmark law has spawned a nearly five-decade-long tug-of-war between the state and private property owners. Now, two highly-publicized legal skirmishes — including one pending before the U.S. Supreme Court — have coastal advocates worried.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Barbara native Joshua Brown practically grew up in the ocean waves here in California’s picturesque Santa Barbara County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I started surfing when I was about 11-years-old and I spent a lot of time in the water swimming, kayaking, surfing — being very comfortable in the ocean,” said the 26-year-old resident of Kernville.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11622403/coastal-protection-on-the-edge-the-challenge-of-preserving-californias-legacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coastal Protection on the Edge: The Challenge of Preserving California’s Legacy\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>So Brown didn’t hesitate in 2010 when friends invited him to strap his surfboard to a kayak and paddle more than two miles to the coveted shores of Hollister Ranch — a community renowned for its legendary waves and pristine coastline.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s insanely beautiful,” Brown said. “There’s otters, there’s all kinds of sea life.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 14,500-acre Hollister Ranch is a subdivision of mostly 100-acre lots, owned by wealthy surfers and celebrities. The Ranch is private, gated and patrolled by security guards. Beach trails within the ranch are off-limits to the public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And that’s exactly how Hollister land owners would like it to stay. They have been fighting to keep their beach private for decades.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the most recent battle, land owners filed a lawsuit in 2013 challenging the state of California’s claim to an easement that provides the only public access by land to a small beach within the famed ranch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last December, the parties quietly struck a legal settlement — without public input or public knowledge — that would have California extinguish the land-based access claim. In exchange, Hollister owners would open up a narrow strip of beach to the public, but only to those willing to risk the ocean journey by small craft, such as kayaks, paddleboards or soft-bottom boats.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1920209/silicon-valley-billionaire-takes-case-over-public-beach-access-to-u-s-supreme-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Silicon Valley Billionaire Takes Case Over Public Beach Access to U.S. Supreme Court\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“It’s completely unfair, it’s unreasonable and I’m really surprised the state would agree to such a settlement that exposes the public to significant risk,” said Susan Jordan, executive director of the California Coastal Protection Network. “The general member of the public would not be able to manage this and I would advise them not to even try to do it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Joshua Brown agrees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The afternoon winds during his 2010 trip snuck up during his paddle home, turning the placid ocean surface into a roiling mass of whitecaps. The winds flipped his kayak and blew his companions far beyond the shore. Thankfully, he said, surfers passing in a motor boat helped tow them back safely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We understood the ocean but it ended up becoming a very dangerous trip,” Brown said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Geography and weather make the ocean trek “unpredictable and treacherous,” said Marc Chytilo, an attorney for the Gaviota Coast Conservancy and the Gaviota Coastal Trail Alliance, a collection of coastal advocacy groups now challenging the pending settlement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It goes past four canyons which are notorious for having off-shore winds blowing under sundowner conditions,” Chytilo said of the ocean trek from Gaviota State Park to the Cuarto Canyon beach at the Hollister Ranch. “Twenty-five to 40-mile-an-hour winds come out of those canyon mouths.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In May, Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Colleen Sterne gave the settlement preliminary approval, subject to public notification and the opportunity for any interested party to intervene in the lawsuit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coastal advocates and hundreds of Californians have sent emails to the California Coastal Commission contending that ocean-only access is tantamount to no access at all. And that, Chytilo says, violates California law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The California constitution and the Coastal Act provide that the public’s right to access the ocean cannot be denied,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Coastal Commissioner Aaron Peskin said the proposed legal settlement, brokered by the State Attorney General’s office “wasn’t ideal but we were making the best of a bad situation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The good news is that the public has weighed in: over 1,500 individuals have sent emails,” Peskin said. “They’ve all been heartfelt and that’s really refocused the commission on the longer term goal of getting real public access, not only by water and not only by small groups to Hollister ranch.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11680479/santa-cruz-neighborhood-rejects-state-compromise-wont-open-gated-beach-for-free\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santa Cruz Neighborhood Rejects State Compromise, Won’t Open Gated Beach for Free\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>The Hollister Ranch Owners Association would comment only by written statement. The group characterized the pending settlement, which also includes the expansion of an existing tide pool program for students and of limited tours for certain non-profit groups as “fair and reasonable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We believe the settlement reflects an appropriate balance of interests – including managed public access to the beach and the continued privacy and security of the Ranch residents,” Monte Ward, president of the Hollister Ranch Owners Association said in the written statement. “It also assures that the valuable natural resources along the coastline will be respected and protected into the future.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The judge will decide whether to give final approval to the settlement after a final hearing on Sept. 10.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, near San Francisco, Silicon Valley billionaire, Vinod Khosla, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2018/02/23/silicon-valley-billionaire-takes-case-over-public-beach-access-to-u-s-supreme-court/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has been fighting for years to block the beach-going public from crossing his land\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After losing in the state’s lower courts, the Sun Microsystems co-founder is now asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his challenge to the California Coastal Act. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>California legislators passed the California Coastal Act in 1976 as a way to protect the state’s famed shoreline and to enshrine beach access for all. But that landmark law has spawned a nearly five-decade-long tug-of-war between the state and private property owners. Now, two highly-publicized legal skirmishes — including one pending before the U.S. Supreme Court — have coastal advocates worried.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Barbara native Joshua Brown practically grew up in the ocean waves here in California’s picturesque Santa Barbara County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I started surfing when I was about 11-years-old and I spent a lot of time in the water swimming, kayaking, surfing — being very comfortable in the ocean,” said the 26-year-old resident of Kernville.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11622403/coastal-protection-on-the-edge-the-challenge-of-preserving-californias-legacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coastal Protection on the Edge: The Challenge of Preserving California’s Legacy\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>So Brown didn’t hesitate in 2010 when friends invited him to strap his surfboard to a kayak and paddle more than two miles to the coveted shores of Hollister Ranch — a community renowned for its legendary waves and pristine coastline.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s insanely beautiful,” Brown said. “There’s otters, there’s all kinds of sea life.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 14,500-acre Hollister Ranch is a subdivision of mostly 100-acre lots, owned by wealthy surfers and celebrities. The Ranch is private, gated and patrolled by security guards. Beach trails within the ranch are off-limits to the public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And that’s exactly how Hollister land owners would like it to stay. They have been fighting to keep their beach private for decades.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the most recent battle, land owners filed a lawsuit in 2013 challenging the state of California’s claim to an easement that provides the only public access by land to a small beach within the famed ranch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last December, the parties quietly struck a legal settlement — without public input or public knowledge — that would have California extinguish the land-based access claim. In exchange, Hollister owners would open up a narrow strip of beach to the public, but only to those willing to risk the ocean journey by small craft, such as kayaks, paddleboards or soft-bottom boats.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1920209/silicon-valley-billionaire-takes-case-over-public-beach-access-to-u-s-supreme-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Silicon Valley Billionaire Takes Case Over Public Beach Access to U.S. Supreme Court\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“It’s completely unfair, it’s unreasonable and I’m really surprised the state would agree to such a settlement that exposes the public to significant risk,” said Susan Jordan, executive director of the California Coastal Protection Network. “The general member of the public would not be able to manage this and I would advise them not to even try to do it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Joshua Brown agrees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The afternoon winds during his 2010 trip snuck up during his paddle home, turning the placid ocean surface into a roiling mass of whitecaps. The winds flipped his kayak and blew his companions far beyond the shore. Thankfully, he said, surfers passing in a motor boat helped tow them back safely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We understood the ocean but it ended up becoming a very dangerous trip,” Brown said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Geography and weather make the ocean trek “unpredictable and treacherous,” said Marc Chytilo, an attorney for the Gaviota Coast Conservancy and the Gaviota Coastal Trail Alliance, a collection of coastal advocacy groups now challenging the pending settlement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It goes past four canyons which are notorious for having off-shore winds blowing under sundowner conditions,” Chytilo said of the ocean trek from Gaviota State Park to the Cuarto Canyon beach at the Hollister Ranch. “Twenty-five to 40-mile-an-hour winds come out of those canyon mouths.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In May, Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Colleen Sterne gave the settlement preliminary approval, subject to public notification and the opportunity for any interested party to intervene in the lawsuit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coastal advocates and hundreds of Californians have sent emails to the California Coastal Commission contending that ocean-only access is tantamount to no access at all. And that, Chytilo says, violates California law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The California constitution and the Coastal Act provide that the public’s right to access the ocean cannot be denied,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Coastal Commissioner Aaron Peskin said the proposed legal settlement, brokered by the State Attorney General’s office “wasn’t ideal but we were making the best of a bad situation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The good news is that the public has weighed in: over 1,500 individuals have sent emails,” Peskin said. “They’ve all been heartfelt and that’s really refocused the commission on the longer term goal of getting real public access, not only by water and not only by small groups to Hollister ranch.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11680479/santa-cruz-neighborhood-rejects-state-compromise-wont-open-gated-beach-for-free\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santa Cruz Neighborhood Rejects State Compromise, Won’t Open Gated Beach for Free\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>The Hollister Ranch Owners Association would comment only by written statement. The group characterized the pending settlement, which also includes the expansion of an existing tide pool program for students and of limited tours for certain non-profit groups as “fair and reasonable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We believe the settlement reflects an appropriate balance of interests – including managed public access to the beach and the continued privacy and security of the Ranch residents,” Monte Ward, president of the Hollister Ranch Owners Association said in the written statement. “It also assures that the valuable natural resources along the coastline will be respected and protected into the future.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The judge will decide whether to give final approval to the settlement after a final hearing on Sept. 10.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, near San Francisco, Silicon Valley billionaire, Vinod Khosla, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2018/02/23/silicon-valley-billionaire-takes-case-over-public-beach-access-to-u-s-supreme-court/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has been fighting for years to block the beach-going public from crossing his land\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After losing in the state’s lower courts, the Sun Microsystems co-founder is now asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his challenge to the California Coastal Act. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>UPDATED: Thursday, Aug. 9 at 1:58 p.m.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), which recently blamed PG&E for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11441696/benicia-refinery-power-outage-triggers-evacuations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">causing a major power outage at Valero's Benicia refinery last year\u003c/a>, has decided not to punish the utility for the mistakes that led to one of the worst Bay Area refinery accidents in years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11681218/cpuc-probe-says-pge-mistakes-led-to-benicia-refinery-outage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The commission concluded\u003c/a> that PG&E's inadequate training of operations personnel and slow response to the failure of an electrical component led to the May 5, 2017, outage, which triggered a major release of toxic sulfur dioxide and prompted emergency shelter-in-place orders in Benicia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the state agency — at this point — does not plan to penalize the company.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"PG&E has agreed to take corrective actions that, in CPUC staff's opinion, would prevent a recurrence of the problems,\" commission spokeswoman Terrie Prosper said in an email.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"SED (The CPUC's Safety and Enforcement Division) does not plan to issue a citation with penalties at this time, but will monitor to ensure that PG&E addresses the problems sufficiently and in a timely manner,\" Prosper said, adding that if things change, the commission could reopen the probe and cite the utility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CPUC's decision did not sit well with the area's elected leaders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I think it's outrageous,\" said state Sen. Bill Dodd (D-Napa), who represents the area. \"Not only continually has PG&E's safety protocols been called into question, but now this leads me to call into question the oversight of the California Public Utilities Commission.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11630350/benicia-still-looking-for-answers-from-valero-six-months-after-refinery-outage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benicia Still Looking for Answers From Valero Six Months After Refinery Outage\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11621464/solano-county-probe-finds-no-violations-in-valero-refinery-outage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solano County Probe Finds No Violations in Valero Refinery Outage\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11541168/valero-sues-pge-for-reckless-outage-at-benicia-refinery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Valero Sues PG&E for 'Reckless' Outage at Benicia Refinery\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11500307/valero-outage-sent-37-tons-of-toxic-gas-into-air-over-two-weeks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Valero's Benicia Refinery Outage Triggered 'Huge' Release of Pollution\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11465002/more-of-the-bay-area-may-be-vulnerable-to-refinery-mishaps-than-was-thought\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More of Bay Area May Be Vulnerable to Refinery Mishaps Than Previously Believed\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11446718/benicia-mayor-calls-for-key-emergency-improvements-after-valero-refinery-outage-and-flaring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benicia Mayor Calls For Key Emergency Improvements After Valero Refinery Outage and Flaring\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>On Thursday Dodd sent \u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4705176-Dodd-Letter-to-CPUC.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a letter to CPUC President Michael Picker\u003c/a>, expressing outrage over the agency's decision. \"I have a difficult time understanding why the CPUC would fail to take any punitive action,\" Dodd wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State Sen. Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo), a longtime critic of PG&E, was also surprised to hear that the commission was not penalizing the company. \"They clearly violated the law,\" Hill said in an interview Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"To give them a pass certainly does not bode well for the change in culture and policies and prioritization at the PUC where safety is supposed to be paramount,\" said Hill, who's been pushing the commission to be a stricter regulator of PG&E since the 2010 San Bruno pipeline explosion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It indicates a systemic problem with PG&E,\" he said. \"The CPUC should do its job, enforce the law and cite PG&E.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Benicia Mayor Elizabeth Patterson, who has been pushing for the city to have more \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11675407/in-wake-of-valero-refinery-incident-benicia-weighs-whether-to-pursue-safety-ordinance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">oversight over the refinery\u003c/a>, said the CPUC's decision means it failed to consider that the city was gravely affected by the outage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Residents and workers in Benicia are at risk because the CPUC cravenly fails to ensure that PG&E provide adequate training when working on power supply to the Valero refinery,\" Patterson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mayor says the commission should have considered fining PG&E for costs associated with the city's opening of its emergency center and the work its police and firefighters did the day of the outage, among other sacrifices Benicia made in dealing with the refinery accident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Valero shutdown led to several government investigations, a brief increase in gas prices and a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11541168/valero-sues-pge-for-reckless-outage-at-benicia-refinery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawsuit\u003c/a> by Valero against PG&E.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CPUC said a lack of training and unclear company documents led PG&E workers to misunderstand the importance of a key piece of equipment that went down before the outage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Valero, when asked to comment on the commission's decision, reiterated that blame was on PG&E for the entire episode.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We agree with the CPUC report, which found that PG&E violated state regulations and is solely responsible for the May 5, 2017 power outage,\" company spokeswoman Lillian Riojas said in an emailed statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"PG&E must take the necessary corrective actions to prevent this from happening again,\" Riojas said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>PG&E disputes the CPUC's findings and continues to blame Valero for the incident, but says it's taking steps to prevent a similar problem.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Since this incident, we have completed several corrective actions ... including adding alarms and alerts, regularly reviewing work processes and making changes to verification status of protective systems and holding regular refresher trainings for operators,\" said Deanna Contreras, a PG&E spokeswoman, in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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It’s nearly impossible to put out a modern megafire\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We can’t expect firefighters to control, let alone put out major fires like \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2018/08/07/carr-fire-expands-in-shasta-two-wildfires-blaze-in-mendocino/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Carr or Mendocino Complex fires in Northern California\u003c/a>. Those fires have forced thousands to evacuate and destroyed hundreds of homes. Scientists say they’re even creating their own weather systems, making winds more erratic and the conditions too dangerous for firefighters to even try to protect homes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These are called megafires and they’re becoming more and more common. For perspective, last December’s Thomas Fire had been California’s largest-ever-recorded wildfire. That is, until this week, when the Mendocino fires eclipsed it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There has been this really frenzied pace of really large, destructive, stunning fire events in the last couple of years,” says Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at UCLA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fires are fueled by ongoing drought, extremely low humidity and temperatures running well above 100 for long stretches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is illustrative of the future that a lot of the fire scientists are projecting for this part of the world, where there are larger, more intensely burning wildfires producing a lot more smoke in the summer months,” Swain says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. There’s more fuel now\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What sometimes gets lost in the flurry of TV coverage showing dramatic images of wildfires is that for more than a century, naturally occurring wildfires in California and the West have been suppressed. This has led to an unnatural buildup of fuels.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003cli>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101866607/can-more-logging-help-prevent-california-wildfires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Can More Logging Help Prevent California Wildfires?\u003c/a>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Historically, most wildfires in the Western U.S. were suppressed to protect timber assets. More recently, aggressive fire suppression has occurred with an eye toward protecting homes and property. However, most forests and shrub lands, including the chaparral-covered hillsides in coastal California, are considered fire dependent: They need fires for regrowth. Fire ecologists say people have tried to remove fires from the ecosystem, and the unintended consequence has been even larger, drought-fueled, human-caused fires. 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This has led to an unnatural buildup of fuels.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003cli>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101866607/can-more-logging-help-prevent-california-wildfires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Can More Logging Help Prevent California Wildfires?\u003c/a>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Historically, most wildfires in the Western U.S. were suppressed to protect timber assets. More recently, aggressive fire suppression has occurred with an eye toward protecting homes and property. However, most forests and shrub lands, including the chaparral-covered hillsides in coastal California, are considered fire dependent: They need fires for regrowth. Fire ecologists say people have tried to remove fires from the ecosystem, and the unintended consequence has been even larger, drought-fueled, human-caused fires. 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