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We’ve actually got to leave more of this stuff in the ground.’[/pullquote]Last month, as climate change-driven wildfires were on their way to burning more than 4 million acres around the state, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1969807/california-to-halt-sales-of-new-gas-cars-by-2035\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">executive order\u003c/a> to end sales of gasoline-powered passenger cars and trucks in California by 2035. Newsom then also called on state lawmakers to develop legislation that would eliminate new fracking licenses by 2024.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The moves could forever change California, home to one of the nation’s largest oil producing, refining and consuming markets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The day after Newsom’s executive order, several lawmakers announced \u003ca href=\"https://www.sierraclub.org/sites/www.sierraclub.org/files/sce/sierra-club-california/PDFs/9.24.20%20Fracking%20Ban%20Announcement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">plans to introduce a ban on fracking\u003c/a> when the next legislative session starts in December. The announcement, which garnered support from several environmental groups, included no specific details. Any such bill would need to go through Stern’s committee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a great gesture,” said Stern, who’s running for re-election and supports a ban on fracking, but was not one of the lawmakers behind the announcement. “It’s going to have a tough row to hoe in the Legislature.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Legislative Challenges\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The challenges of approving new oil drilling regulations in California, which Stern calls a “petro-state,” were recently underscored in the committee he chairs. The natural resources panel rejected legislation that would have called for setbacks — or buffer zones — between future oil drilling sites and homes, playgrounds and schools. The opposition came not just from the oil industry and Republicans on the committee, but from members of Stern’s own party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have a lot of Democrats with concerns about any restrictions on oil production,” said Stern, who voted for the bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several of the committee members who opposed the legislation have received significant contributions from the oil industry, a finding first reported by the left-leaning \u003ca href=\"https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/09/california-democrats-oil-gas-fracking-ab345\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacobin\u003c/a> magazine. The bill’s death prompted outrage among environmentalists and community groups.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Fracking in California\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Fracking is an oil well stimulation method that works to get fuel out of the ground by using water and chemicals to crack open geological formations. The injections allow petroleum and water under the ground to flow more freely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fossil fuel industry says the practice helps provide the country with a consistent source of domestic energy. Environmentalists say the chemicals used in the method lead to water and air pollution, as well as the potential contamination of drinking water. Several years ago, it came to light that state regulators in California mistakenly \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1914130/how-much-drinking-water-has-california-lost-to-oil-industry-waste-no-one-knows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">allowed oil companies\u003c/a> to dispose of the fracking wastewater in aquifers tapped for drinking water that were supposed to be safeguarded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"related coverage\" tag=\"oil-drilling\"]Fracking has become a hot-button issue in the presidential election, especially in Pennsylvania, a key swing state where it creates a lot of jobs. Democratic nominee Joe Biden says he does not oppose fracking, an assertion that President Trump ardently disputes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The technique, along with other oil and gas drilling, mostly takes place on private land, but is regulated by state officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In California, fracking makes up a small portion of production in oil fields, many of which are in Kern County. Hydraulic fracturing led to the production of 2.3 million barrels of oil in the state in 2019, or 1.5% of California’s oil production, according to the California Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Traditional oil and gas drilling made up 77% of the state’s oil production in 2019, with cyclic steam work accounting for 21%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last July, California put in place a nine-month moratorium on new permits for fracking. During that time, the Department of Conservation asked Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to conduct an independent review of its pending well-stimulation permits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/TedrickG/status/1317472223297294337?s=20\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the moratorium ended in April, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11810791/after-9-month-pause-california-issuing-fracking-permits-again\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CalGEM\u003c/a> has handed out a series of new fracking permits. In fact, the agency approved a set of applications for the technique last Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Pushing for a Compromise\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Figuring out how to cut down on oil drilling is a discussion that state legislators, oil industry executives and labor leaders all need to be involved in, according to Stern, who helped create California’s current regulations on fracking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We need people pushing the envelope,” Stern said. “I think what the governor’s laid out is prompting a much bigger conversation that’s going to require some kind of grand bargain. 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A handful of outages were scattered across Plumas, Glenn, Colusa and Yolo counties. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The focus for PG&E and its customers now turns to yet another episode of gusty and potentially dangerous winds expected to arrive Sunday evening. Forecasts from the National Weather Service suggest the next wind event will be much stronger and impact a much wider area of California than recent wind events. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.pge.com/en_US/safety/emergency-preparedness/natural-disaster/wildfires/psps-weather-map.page\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">PG&E has already announced\u003c/a> there’s an “elevated” risk of power shutoffs Sunday through Tuesday that could affect parts of eight of the utility’s nine geographic zones. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 6:10 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21:\u003c/strong> PG&E has confirmed it will turn out the lights for 37,000 Northern California customers as windy red-flag fire conditions resume across the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The outages are scheduled to begin later Wednesday night for about 18,000 customers in Shasta County, at the northern end of the Sacramento Valley. 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National Weather Service offices in Northern California issued \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=mtr&wwa=red%20flag%20warning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">red-flag warnings\u003c/a> for fire weather that will include winds gusting over 50 mph at higher elevations and humidity in the low teens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>PG&E scaled back the scope of the outages after issuing a public safety power shutoff watch on Tuesday. The utility’s preliminary estimate was that about 54,000 customers in 19 counties would lose power.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The company says power will be restored to most areas by late Friday night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 100%;height: 700px;overflow: hidden\" align=\"center\">\n\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/outages/map/?type=current\" width=\"1000\" height=\"700\" style=\"position: relative; top: -160px;\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\">\u003c/iframe>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original post (Oct. 20, 2020): \u003c/strong>For the fourth time in the last six weeks, PG&E is advising tens of thousands of customers scattered across Northern California that they may have their power turned off due to high winds and very low humidity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state’s largest utility said Tuesday it may begin switching off electricity starting Wednesday night to 54,000 customers in 19 counties, a move designed to ensure that the company’s equipment won’t spark wildfires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even before that fresh power outage notice sinks in, forecasters for both the utility and the National Weather Service say they are tracking another potential round of ominous, windy fire weather that could sweep the region next Sunday and Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The exact number and geographic extent of Wednesday outages are a moving target, but they are expected to occur mostly in the northern Sierra Nevada foothills and the northern end of the Sacramento Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>PG&E said more than 22,000 customers could have their lights turned off in Shasta County, 11,000-plus in Butte County and nearly 8,000 in Tehama County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a preliminary list of anticipated outages released Wednesday afternoon, the company indicated about 6,500 Bay Area customers could be affected. About two-thirds of them are in Napa County, in the hills east of the Napa Valley. Outages would also affect higher-elevation areas of Solano and Sonoma and parts of the East Bay Hills in Contra Costa, Alameda and Santa Clara counties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In its early assessment of the situation, the company says North Bay locations will likely lose power early Thursday and be restored by Friday evening. East Bay locations would also be shut off early Thursday, but could have lights on again late the same night. Blacked-out areas farther north will likely be without power until late Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>PG&E’s projected power outage came as the National Weather Service issued the latest in a series of red flag warnings for dangerous fire weather.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency says that wide areas of Northern California will see gusty and very dry northerly or northeasterly winds beginning late Wednesday and lasting on and off through Friday morning. Winds are forecast to be strongest Wednesday night into Thursday morning before easing during daylight hours. A second burst of windy weather is expected to set in Thursday night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If PG&E follows through with the potential shutoff, it will be the fourth the company has executed since early September.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoffs, 2018-20\" aria-label=\"chart\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-MgSv8\" src=\"https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/MgSv8/3/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"592\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year’s shutoffs have been much more limited in scope than the sweeping, disruptive blackouts the company imposed last year over huge swaths of its service area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But this week’s outages are unlikely to be the last this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area forecaster Ryan Walbrun said high winds that could start as early as Saturday night and last through Monday could be stronger than the weather this week and cover a wider range.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That would include, quite frankly, a lot of Northern California,” Walbrun said. “It would of course include the typical North and East Bay hills. 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"content": "\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>MAP: \u003ca href=\"#map\">Where to see fall foliage all around California\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>It’s an intense moment in time. And finding ways to take breaks — and to get safely outdoors — is more important than ever for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/50949/suffering-from-nature-deficit-disorder-try-forest-bathing\">our collective health, both mental and physical\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With an ongoing pandemic and the ever-present threat of wildfires, it can be easy to forget about the changing of the seasons. But if you \u003cem>can\u003c/em> find time to get into nature right now, there’s a wealth of gorgeous fall colors out there in the Bay Area to see and explore, without having to drive all the way to the Eastern Sierra.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We asked local experts who work to make the outdoors accessible and inclusive for all for their favorite spots around the Bay Area and beyond — places to enjoy fall foliage, bask in some autumnal vibes and generally find some much-needed solace in nature right now. Read on for their tips.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"arts_13868460\"]And remember: As needed as outdoor air and exercise is for us all, there’s still a pandemic raging. Bring your mask and wear it whenever you’re indoors around other nature lovers even if you’re fully vaccinated, carry sanitizer if using public bathrooms and share the trails safely by making space for passers-by — to maintain social distancing. And if it’s a popular place, consider planning your visit to ensure you won’t run any risk of encountering a crowd.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With most of Northern California still in extreme wildfire danger, it’s advisable to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11834132/see-where-wildfires-are-burning-in-california\">check our map of where wildfires are burning\u003c/a> across the state before heading out on a longer trip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#howto\">Skip to: How to find your own fall foliage spots\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11842420\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11842420 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/JOse-feet.png\" alt=\"The toes of a pair of shoes poke into a pile of dead leaves.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/JOse-feet.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/JOse-feet-800x533.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/JOse-feet-1020x680.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/JOse-feet-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/JOse-feet-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fall is the perfect time to get outdoors in the Bay Area. \u003ccite>(José G. González)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Elm Tunnel outside St. Helena, Napa County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ruemapp.com/\">Rue Mapp\u003c/a> is the founder and CEO of \u003ca href=\"https://outdoorafro.com/\">Outdoor Afro\u003c/a>, an Oakland-born organization that celebrates and inspires Black connections and leadership in nature nationally. She says Elm Tunnel is “one of my favorite places” to see fall foliage in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Driving through this North Bay spot “always helped me know what season we were in while headed to the family ranch,” Mapp says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>How to get there: Travel north just out of St. Helena on Highway 29.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hayward Regional Shoreline, Alameda County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11830597\"]Francis Mendoza is a naturalist and park ranger with the East Bay Regional Parks District, and says this local stretch of marshes and seasonal wetlands is one of his favorite places to see the changing seasons in action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why? Look for its “swaths of pickleweed that turn red, rivaling eastern forests in its changing foliage,” Mendoza advises — and migrating shorebirds, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks/hayward/\">\u003cem>How to get to Hayward Regional Shoreline\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11842373\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11842373 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k.png\" alt=\"Brown, grassy hillsides under blue skies.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k-800x533.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k-1020x680.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Golden spaces in Rancho San Antonio County Park and Open Space Preserve \u003ccite>(Samuel Jacob/Flickr)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Rancho San Antonio Preserve, Santa Clara County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>José González is the founder of Latino Outdoors, which aims to inspire, connect and engage Latino communities in the outdoors. For foliage hunting in the South Bay, he particularly recommends this colorful spot in the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rancho San Antonio also offers a visit to \u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/what-to-do/education/deer-hollow-farm\">Deer Hollow Farm\u003c/a>, a working farm with historic buildings and farmyard animals that was closed during the first months of the pandemic, but now has reopened. (\u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/what-to-do/education/deer-hollow-farm\">See Deer Hollow Farm’s opening hours.\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/preserves/rancho-san-antonio\">\u003cem>How to get to Rancho San Antonio Preserve\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mt. Tamalpais State Park, Marin County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[aside postID=\"mindshift_50949\"]\u003c/span>Mt. Tam is an all-year-round treasure, but it shines in the mild, cool season of fall, says Cori Coccia, program director at GirlVentures, a Bay Area nonprofit that combines outdoor adventure with social-emotional learning for female-identified youth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coccia particularly recommends the Matt Davis Trail along the west side for its “gorgeous ocean views and the beautiful oak, madrone and Bay laurel forests along Rock Springs trail.” Just be careful, she says, of another plant that pops with “vibrant red color amidst all the green”: poison oak.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=471\">\u003cem>How to get to Mt. Tamalpais State Park\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11842416\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11842416 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Tam-OAP.png\" alt=\"The sun sets over the ocean from a steep hillside.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Tam-OAP.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Tam-OAP-800x533.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Tam-OAP-1020x680.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Tam-OAP-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Tam-OAP-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mt. Tamalpais at sunset \u003ccite>(Olivia Allen-Price/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Santa Teresa Blvd. and Monterey Rd., San San José\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sometimes, you don’t even have to get out of the car to appreciate some fall foliage — and if wildfire smoke is making it unhealthy to be outside, a driving tour is a good way to at least escape the house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Latino Outdoors founder José González recommends a “fun” drive south down Santa Teresa Blvd. in San San José, leading onto Monterey Rd., to see some autumnal hues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Santa+Teresa+Blvd,+California/Monterey+Road,+California/@37.131011,-121.71189,12z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808e2fc67fd8da0b:0x3cbd1a3b9aac27ff!2m2!1d-121.7804165!2d37.228898!1m5!1m1!1s0x8091e37287fd319f:0xd93fa759a4171ca2!2m2!1d-121.6893628!2d37.1678517!3e0\">\u003cem>How to get to Santa Teresa Blvd. and Monterey Rd. \u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>(link opens Google Maps)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Golden Gate Park, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11835324\"]When it comes to fall sights, GirlVentures’s Cori Coccia hails Golden Gate Park as an often-overlooked gem right under San Francisco’s nose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coccia says the park “offers everything from misty redwood groves, to lakes with turtles in them, to the biodiversity of every continent thriving in the botanical garden.” Just make sure to still maintain social distancing on popular days, especially weekends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://goldengatepark.com/\">\u003cem>How to get to Golden Gate Park\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"howto\">\u003c/a>How to find your own fall foliage gem\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Relying on expert recommendations is one thing. But what if the spots you want to visit are just too crowded right now — or you want to strike out and discover your own havens for fall foliage?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If that’s you, Latino Outdoors founder José González has two big recommendations: think about the types of trees that are likely to deliver you a riot of beautiful autumnal color, then consider locations in which you could see them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11842421\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1900px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11842421 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/jose-selfie.png\" alt=\"A smiling man wearing sunglasses squats in fallen leaves.\" width=\"1900\" height=\"2906\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/jose-selfie.png 1900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/jose-selfie-800x1224.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/jose-selfie-1020x1560.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/jose-selfie-160x245.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/jose-selfie-1004x1536.png 1004w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/jose-selfie-1339x2048.png 1339w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">José González from Latino Outdoors \u003ccite>(José González)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To start with the trees themselves, ginkgos are a great bet for colorful branches, González says, and they can be found in many neighborhoods. “Their yellow pop, much like aspens in the Sierra, are noticeable,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for locations, for a variety of non-native trees your best options might be in arboretums and on college campuses, González advises. But you might also consider trying to find them in particular neighborhoods within your city, “if you’re up for a fun urban hike.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Otherwise, you need to look for locations that provide variability like riparian zones [like creeks], and that experience temperature variation, like an actual winter,” González says — so think: gains in elevation. This, he says, is why he likes to take a look at what the Bay Area Ridge Trail offers in terms of foliage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if it’s safe to visit wine country, i.e. wildfire isn’t a current threat? González reminds you that several vineyards can really “pop with color” at this time of year.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"map\">\u003c/a>Fall foliage around California\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.californiafallcolor.com/\">California Fall Color \u003c/a>project (which bears the tagline “Dude, autumn happens here too”) offers not only peak foliage dates and photos online, but \u003ca href=\"https://www.californiafallcolor.com/map/\">a crowdsourced California Fall Color map\u003c/a> that shows the spots where fall foliage can be glimpsed \u003cem>right\u003c/em> \u003cem>now \u003c/em>— and where it’s about to peak.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Take a look:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=12FSQxbVe9CedswOvJaWaeI5vvYU&w=800&h=600]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story has been updated for 2021.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>And remember: As needed as outdoor air and exercise is for us all, there’s still a pandemic raging. Bring your mask and wear it whenever you’re indoors around other nature lovers even if you’re fully vaccinated, carry sanitizer if using public bathrooms and share the trails safely by making space for passers-by — to maintain social distancing. And if it’s a popular place, consider planning your visit to ensure you won’t run any risk of encountering a crowd.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With most of Northern California still in extreme wildfire danger, it’s advisable to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11834132/see-where-wildfires-are-burning-in-california\">check our map of where wildfires are burning\u003c/a> across the state before heading out on a longer trip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#howto\">Skip to: How to find your own fall foliage spots\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11842420\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11842420 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/JOse-feet.png\" alt=\"The toes of a pair of shoes poke into a pile of dead leaves.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/JOse-feet.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/JOse-feet-800x533.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/JOse-feet-1020x680.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/JOse-feet-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/JOse-feet-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fall is the perfect time to get outdoors in the Bay Area. \u003ccite>(José G. González)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Elm Tunnel outside St. Helena, Napa County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ruemapp.com/\">Rue Mapp\u003c/a> is the founder and CEO of \u003ca href=\"https://outdoorafro.com/\">Outdoor Afro\u003c/a>, an Oakland-born organization that celebrates and inspires Black connections and leadership in nature nationally. She says Elm Tunnel is “one of my favorite places” to see fall foliage in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Driving through this North Bay spot “always helped me know what season we were in while headed to the family ranch,” Mapp says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>How to get there: Travel north just out of St. Helena on Highway 29.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hayward Regional Shoreline, Alameda County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Francis Mendoza is a naturalist and park ranger with the East Bay Regional Parks District, and says this local stretch of marshes and seasonal wetlands is one of his favorite places to see the changing seasons in action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why? Look for its “swaths of pickleweed that turn red, rivaling eastern forests in its changing foliage,” Mendoza advises — and migrating shorebirds, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks/hayward/\">\u003cem>How to get to Hayward Regional Shoreline\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11842373\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11842373 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k.png\" alt=\"Brown, grassy hillsides under blue skies.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k-800x533.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k-1020x680.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Golden spaces in Rancho San Antonio County Park and Open Space Preserve \u003ccite>(Samuel Jacob/Flickr)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Rancho San Antonio Preserve, Santa Clara County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>José González is the founder of Latino Outdoors, which aims to inspire, connect and engage Latino communities in the outdoors. For foliage hunting in the South Bay, he particularly recommends this colorful spot in the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rancho San Antonio also offers a visit to \u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/what-to-do/education/deer-hollow-farm\">Deer Hollow Farm\u003c/a>, a working farm with historic buildings and farmyard animals that was closed during the first months of the pandemic, but now has reopened. (\u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/what-to-do/education/deer-hollow-farm\">See Deer Hollow Farm’s opening hours.\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/preserves/rancho-san-antonio\">\u003cem>How to get to Rancho San Antonio Preserve\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mt. Tamalpais State Park, Marin County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"howto\">\u003c/a>How to find your own fall foliage gem\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Relying on expert recommendations is one thing. But what if the spots you want to visit are just too crowded right now — or you want to strike out and discover your own havens for fall foliage?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If that’s you, Latino Outdoors founder José González has two big recommendations: think about the types of trees that are likely to deliver you a riot of beautiful autumnal color, then consider locations in which you could see them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11842421\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1900px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11842421 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/jose-selfie.png\" alt=\"A smiling man wearing sunglasses squats in fallen leaves.\" width=\"1900\" height=\"2906\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/jose-selfie.png 1900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/jose-selfie-800x1224.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/jose-selfie-1020x1560.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/jose-selfie-160x245.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/jose-selfie-1004x1536.png 1004w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/jose-selfie-1339x2048.png 1339w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">José González from Latino Outdoors \u003ccite>(José González)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To start with the trees themselves, ginkgos are a great bet for colorful branches, González says, and they can be found in many neighborhoods. “Their yellow pop, much like aspens in the Sierra, are noticeable,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for locations, for a variety of non-native trees your best options might be in arboretums and on college campuses, González advises. But you might also consider trying to find them in particular neighborhoods within your city, “if you’re up for a fun urban hike.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Otherwise, you need to look for locations that provide variability like riparian zones [like creeks], and that experience temperature variation, like an actual winter,” González says — so think: gains in elevation. This, he says, is why he likes to take a look at what the Bay Area Ridge Trail offers in terms of foliage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if it’s safe to visit wine country, i.e. wildfire isn’t a current threat? González reminds you that several vineyards can really “pop with color” at this time of year.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"map\">\u003c/a>Fall foliage around California\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.californiafallcolor.com/\">California Fall Color \u003c/a>project (which bears the tagline “Dude, autumn happens here too”) offers not only peak foliage dates and photos online, but \u003ca href=\"https://www.californiafallcolor.com/map/\">a crowdsourced California Fall Color map\u003c/a> that shows the spots where fall foliage can be glimpsed \u003cem>right\u003c/em> \u003cem>now \u003c/em>— and where it’s about to peak.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Take a look:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ciframe\n src='https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=12FSQxbVe9CedswOvJaWaeI5vvYU&w=800&h=600'\n title='https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=12FSQxbVe9CedswOvJaWaeI5vvYU&w=800&h=600'\n width='800'\n height='600'\n scrolling='no'\n frameborder='no'>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story has been updated for 2021.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 8:10 p.m. Friday: \u003c/strong>In a press release, PG&E officials said power has restored to “essentially all” customers impacted by the shutoffs by early Friday evening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Update, 9:30 a.m Friday\u003c/b>: The National Weather Service extended its red flag warning for high fire danger through 6 p.m. Friday for the East Bay valleys and hills, North Bay valleys and mountains and the Santa Cruz mountains. The warnings were previously set to expire on Friday morning when gusty winds are expected to begin dying down. But humidity levels are now forecast to remain low throughout the day, with temperatures “well above normal,” prolonging hot, dry conditions that increase fire risk, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/NWSBayArea/status/1317061413299314689\">NWS Bay Area tweeted\u003c/a>. Weekend temperatures are expected to cool slightly, but conditions will likely remain dry with no precipitation forecasted for the next week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 12:40 a.m. Friday\u003c/strong>: PG&E says that it has already begun the process of restoring power to customers in the Oakland Hills and South Bay who were blacked out Wednesday night as part of a wildfire-safety power shutoff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a 6 p.m. Thursday briefing, PG&E incident commander Mark Quinlan said the company had gotten a “weather all clear” for Alameda, Contra Costa and Santa Clara counties and had begun the process of inspecting lines for wind-inflicted damage before re-energizing them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The company later said that roughly 10,000 customers in those counties would have their lights back on by late Thursday night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Quinlan also said the scope of the outages initiated Wednesday evening were not as expansive as had been earlier announced. PG&E had previously said about 53,000 customers in 24 counties would be blacked out as high winds and extremely dry conditions prompted the National Weather Service to post a red flag warning for most of the northern half of California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Quinlan said the total number of customers who lost power, as of late Thursday, had been reduced to about 41,000. His briefing listed 19 counties where blackouts had occurred, with targeted areas of Sierra, Placer, El Dorado, Amador and Calaveras counties spared from the outages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the actual number of customers who experienced shutoffs is still unclear, and likely won’t be confirmed until the utility submits its report to the California Public Utilities Commission at the end of the month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The numbers in the counties have shifted around a little bit because of changing weather conditions,” Quinlan said. “We’ve been able to monitor those conditions all day and make real-time adjustments and bring people back earlier than originally anticipated.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The company estimated that 32,000 customers were without power as of 6 p.m. Wednesday. Those were scattered across the North Bay, the northern Sierra Nevada and in the northwestern counties of Humboldt and Trinity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Winds in some of those northern locales increased sharply late Thursday into early Friday, with one PG&E remote weather station near Healdsburg recording gusts over 70 mph.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The winds are forecast to subside after dawn Friday, and PG&E says it aims to restore power in the North Bay and other affected areas by late Friday night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 10 a.m. Thursday:\u003c/strong> More than 50,000 utility customers across California were without power Thursday morning as a fall heat wave brings another round of extreme wildfire danger.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The National Weather Service issued heat advisories through Friday for temperatures in the 90s and even triple digits in many parts of the state. Red flag warnings for extreme fire danger were in place for much of the Bay Area, with expected hot, dry gusts of up to 55 mph that could spark new blazes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>PG&E began shutting off power Wednesday evening to customers in portions of 24 counties. The heat wave also prompted California’s electrical grid operator to issue a statewide “Flex Alert,” urging people to conserve energy from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday by turning down their air conditioners and not using major appliances.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#map\">MAP: Check if you’ll be affected by these shutoffs\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11836930/how-to-prepare-for-power-shutoffs-during-a-heat-wave-and-pandemic\">\u003cstrong>How to prepare for a shutoff\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 5:05 p.m. Wednesday:\u003c/strong> PG&E \u003ca href=\"https://www.pge.com/en/about/newsroom/newsdetails/index.page?title=20201014_due_to_severe_weather_and_wind_pge_will_turn_off_power_for_safety_to_approximately_53000_customers_in_targeted_parts_of_24_counties\">has confirmed\u003c/a> that it will begin conducting wildfire safety power shutoffs across the northern half of California within the next few hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The outages, as currently planned, will affect just under 53,000 customers scattered across 24 counties — including some 22,000 customers in seven Bay Area counties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About 9,000 customers in Napa County and 5,000 in the Oakland Hills will be impacted by the shutoff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Outages in the North Bay, which include pockets of Sonoma and Solano counties, could begin as early as 6 p.m. Blackouts in the East Bay Hills and South Bay and into Santa Cruz County are slated to begin as early as 8 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>PG&E says it expects to begin restoring power during the day Friday, when high winds that prompted National Weather Service \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=mtr&wwa=red%20flag%20warning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">red flag warnings\u003c/a> for critical fire weather are expected to ease. The company says it aims to have the lights back on for all customers by late Friday night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aside from the Bay Area, PG&E says it will shut off power in some Sierra Nevada foothill communities from north of Yosemite all the way up to Shasta County. A small area of Humboldt and Trinity counties are also scheduled to be blacked out Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original post, 4 p.m. Tuesday\u003c/strong>: More than 50,000 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers across 21 counties — including more than 22,000 Bay Area customers — could lose power by Wednesday evening as part of an effort by the utility to prevent its equipment from sparking wildfires ahead of expected hot, dry and windy conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>High fire-risk conditions are forecast to begin Wednesday evening, the utility said, with strong winds likely to subside Thursday morning in some locations and Friday morning in others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11833699,news_11833686,science_1965575 label='Power Shutoff Resources']PG&E spokeswoman Tamar Sarkissian said the utility sent initial notifications on Monday to customers \u003ca href=\"http://www.pge.com/pspsupdates\">who might lose power\u003c/a> in the public safety power shutoff, as it’s called, with some parts of every Bay Area county potentially impacted, except for San Francisco and Marin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Based on recent forecasts, the power shutoffs are most likely to impact customers in the North Bay mountains near Mt. St. Helena, small pockets of the East Bay near Mt. Diablo, the Oakland Hills east of Piedmont, the hills east of Milpitas near the Calaveras Reservoir and portions of the Santa Cruz and Big Sur mountains, the utility said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning, lasting from Wednesday morning through Friday morning, for a large swath of the outer Bay Area and beyond, forecasting hot, dry conditions and strong wind gusts across the region, particularly overnight at higher elevations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/NWSBayArea/status/1316384288753950721\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Parts of the Northern Sierra Nevada foothills and mid- and high elevations in the Sierra north of Yosemite are also likely to experience outages.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"map\">\u003c/a>Check If You’ll Be Affected\u003c/h3>\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 100%;height: 700px;overflow: hidden\" align=\"center\">\n\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/outages/map/?type=current\" width=\"1000\" height=\"700\" style=\"position: relative; top: -160px;\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\">\u003c/iframe>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Following strong winds that prompt a shutoff, PG&E workers will inspect the de-energized lines for any damage and attempt to restore power to most customers within 12 daylight hours after the \u003ca href=\"http://www.pge.com/weather\">end of the weather event\u003c/a>, Sarkissian said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[aside postID=\"news_11836930\"]\u003c/span>This marks PG&E’s third major preventative shutoff event this fall; \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11837145/pge-crews-hustle-to-restore-power-to-scores-of-customers-including-thousands-in-north-bay\">one in late \u003c/a>September left nearly 100,000 Northern California homes and businesses in the dark for about 36 hours, and another earlier that month impacted some 167,000 customers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The company said it plans to open \u003ca href=\"https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/updates/psps-events/\">community resource centers\u003c/a> in areas where power has been cut. All locations, it said, will adhere to COVID-19 health protocols, and provide ADA-accessible restrooms and hand-washing stations, charging stations for medical equipment and WiFi, and water and snacks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re trying to make this process smoother for our customers,” Sarkissian said. “We’re working really closely with community organizations and partnering with independent living centers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The company has also pledged to significantly shorten the length of its shutoffs by increasing restoration crews, nearly doubling its surveillance helicopter fleet and making major infrastructure improvements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are trying to make these events smaller, shorter and smarter for our customers,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That comes after the already embattled company was fiercely criticized following \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11778706/pge-power-shutoffs-what-you-need-to-know\">a series of public safety power shutoffs\u003c/a> last fall that cut power to millions of customers, including many throughout the Bay Area, some for days on end.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the time, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Marybel Batjer, president of the California Public Utilities Commission, excoriated PG&E and other for-profit utilities for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11786405/regulators-launch-new-probe-of-blackouts-imposed-by-pge-and-other-major-utilities\">the chaos and poor communication\u003c/a>. Local emergency officials said they did not get timely information to relay to residents, particularly those with medical conditions who couldn’t power their life-saving devices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>PG&E’s aging equipment has previously sparked some of the state’s worst wildfires, including the 2018 Camp Fire. The deadliest and most destructive fire in California history, that blaze razed much of the town of Paradise and killed 85 people. The utility pleaded guilty in June to 84 felony counts of involuntary manslaughter and paid $25.5 billion in settlements to cover the losses from fires sparked by its power lines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As recently as last week, Cal Fire took possession of some PG&E equipment as \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11841815/pge-under-investigation-in-connection-with-deadly-shasta-county-wildfire\">part of an investigation\u003c/a> into the cause of the now nearly contained \u003ca href=\"https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2020/9/27/zogg-fire/\">Zogg Fire\u003c/a> in Shasta County, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Friday by the utility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That fire killed four people and burned more than 56,000 acres, according to Cal Fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story includes additional reporting from KQED’s Dan Brekke and Bay City News.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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PG&E had previously said about 53,000 customers in 24 counties would be blacked out as high winds and extremely dry conditions prompted the National Weather Service to post a red flag warning for most of the northern half of California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Quinlan said the total number of customers who lost power, as of late Thursday, had been reduced to about 41,000. His briefing listed 19 counties where blackouts had occurred, with targeted areas of Sierra, Placer, El Dorado, Amador and Calaveras counties spared from the outages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the actual number of customers who experienced shutoffs is still unclear, and likely won’t be confirmed until the utility submits its report to the California Public Utilities Commission at the end of the month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The numbers in the counties have shifted around a little bit because of changing weather conditions,” Quinlan said. “We’ve been able to monitor those conditions all day and make real-time adjustments and bring people back earlier than originally anticipated.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The company estimated that 32,000 customers were without power as of 6 p.m. Wednesday. 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That unprecedented early onslaught of huge, simultaneous blazes, coupled with COVID-19 restrictions that have sidelined many inmate firefighter crews and other first responders, are stretching the state’s emergency resources.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Definitely the drawdown of resources was extraordinarily apparent,” Foley said of his recent stint on the SCU Complex. “You know, a fire of that size by itself would probably have 3,000 people or more, and there were less than 2,000. So, with resources being spread so thin, it was very complicated because we just don’t have the ability to move as quickly as you might under different circumstances.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For mutual aid assistance, the Oakland Fire Department deploys up to five of its engines, with 25 firefighters and command staff at any one time. 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At 18, just out of high school, he started working seasonally for Cal Fire before eventually finding longer-term jobs in city departments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Christopher Foley, OFD captain\"]‘It’s a different pace because you are working literally for 24 hours straight. You are on your feet, working a tool, working a saw, putting in hose line for 24 hours.’[/pullquote]Bowron acknowledges that he’s hired to serve the city of Oakland, but feels duty bound to fight fires wherever help is needed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The way I look at it is that, you know, even though each of us, we represent the city we work for, when the state gets to a level like this, I mean, really, we do represent a state fire department,” he said. “These are the times where borders and boundaries drop and it’s all hands on deck and everyone has got to do their part to help bring these emergencies under control.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But that comes with some serious sacrifices. Bowron has three young daughters who he often doesn’t even get a chance to say goodbye to when having to deploy at a moment’s notice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s very taxing on the family,” said Bowron, whose wife, a nurse at a Vallejo hospital, is also steeped in emergency work. “I have been very upfront with our daughters about what I do and the importance of sacrifice for the community … And they’re aware of that. But, you know, still, it’s not easy to have dad be gone for long stretches of time. I mean, there are definitely times where I get on the phone and they ask me when I’m coming home. And, you know, I’ve got to be like, ‘I’m coming home when the fire’s done.'”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even as California’s wildfires intensify year over year, claiming additional ground and threatening more communities, Bowron remains optimistic that the state will be able to meet the challenge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our state mutual aid system is probably the best. 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"disqusTitle": "Los incendios lanzan otro golpe a los trabajadores inmigrantes que se tambalean por el Covid-19",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11840535/wine-country-fires-yet-another-blow-to-farmworkers-reeling-from-covid-19\">Read in English\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Recursos para trabajadores inmigrantes\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Estas organizaciones ofrecen asistencia en efectivo a inmigrantes indocumentados en la region vinícola:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://undocufund.org/\">UndocuFund para el alivio de desastres en el condado de Sonoma\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://upvalleyfamilycenters.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UpValley Relief Fund (incluye los condados de Napa y Lake)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.onthemovebayarea.org/ncrc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fondo de ayuda de Down Valley (condado de Napa)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Encuentre una lista completa de organizaciones que brindan asistencia en el norte de California en \u003ca href=\"https://covid19.ca.gov/es/guide-immigrant-californians/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">este enlace\u003c/a> a través del Fondo de Resiliencia de Inmigrantes de California (California Immigrant Resilience Fund).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Encuentre recursos relacionados con COVID-19 del estado de California para inmigrantes en español, vietnamita y otros idiomas en \u003ca href=\"https://covid19.ca.gov/guide-immigrant-californians/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">este enlace\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>Mientras el incendio llamado Glass Fire arrasaba en los condados de Sonoma y Napa el martes, Guillermo Herrera y cinco compañeros de su trabajo transportaban herramientas a camiones, preparándose para recoger una tanda de uvas de un viñedo cercano.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Actualmente es la temporada de cosecha en la región vinícola. Pero Herrera, quien administra un equipo de alrededor de 100 trabajadores agrícolas, dijo que el labor escasea, ya que los incendios forestales de esta temporada han reducido drásticamente el trabajo disponible en los viñedos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dado a que la exposición prolongada al humo puede arruinar las uvas, muchos productores están dejando frutas posiblemente contaminadas en la vid. Es por eso que muchos cosechadores están sin trabajo, dijo Herrera.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Recibo llamadas de todo el tiempo, día tras día, de personas que están buscando trabajo”, dijo Herrera, quien también dirige su propia compañía de vinos, Herencia del Valle. “Cinco o seis de mis clientes no van a recoger ninguna de sus frutas este año. Cero\".\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El Glass Fire es el último de una serie de golpes a los trabajadores agrícolas de la región, junto otros trabajadores inmigrantes de bajos ingresos, que ya estaban luchando con la pérdida de trabajos y los impactos en la salud de la pandemia de covid-19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Ezequiel Guzman, presidente de Latinos Unidos del Condado de Sonoma\"]'La gente necesita entender la devastación oculta que estos incendios han provocado económicamente en los trabajadores agrícolas. ¿Cómo van a pagar el alquiler? ¿Cómo van a alimentar a sus familias?'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los inmigrantes indocumentados, incluido aproximadamente el 56% de los trabajadores agrícolas en todo el estado, no son elegibles para el seguro de desempleo, el alivio del coronavirus ni otra ayuda del gobierno.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Y a pesar de que su trabajo es fundamental para la economía local, muchos trabajadores inmigrantes carecen de una red de seguridad o ahorros para sobrellevar esta serie de crisis, dijo Gabriel Machabanski, director asociado del Centro de Trabajo Diurno Graton (Graton Day Labor Center) en el condado de Sonoma.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Es el impacto agravado de los incendios además de una pandemia\", dijo Machabanski. \"Los jornaleros, los trabajadores domésticos, los trabajadores agrícolas han visto una disminución significativa en la cantidad de oportunidades de empleo que tienen ... su sustento es precario de una semana a la siguiente\".\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11840622\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11840622\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Image-from-iOS-20-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Workers harvest grapes at Garton Vineyards in Napa on Sept. 30, 2020.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Image-from-iOS-20-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Image-from-iOS-20-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Image-from-iOS-20-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Image-from-iOS-20-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Image-from-iOS-20.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Los trabajadores cosechan uvas en Garton Vineyards en Napa el 30 de septiembre de 2020 \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Los trabajadores agrícolas en particular dependen de su salario durante la cosecha de estos dos meses para sobrevivir durante el invierno, hasta que los trabajos en los campos se recuperen de nuevo, dijo Ezequiel Guzmán, presidente de la organización sin fines de lucro Latinos Unidos del Condado de Sonoma.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Él dijo que esta semana, cerca de 350 familias en la ciudad agrícola de Cloverdale, fueron a recoger bolsas de harina, arroz, frijoles y otros alimentos básicos en un evento organizado por el Redwood Empire Food Bank—este número de personas es tres veces mayor al que se ha recibido en semanas pasadas\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“La gente necesita entender la destrucción que estos incendios han causado económicamente a los trabajadores agrícolas”, dijo Guzmán, un defensor de los trabajadores agrícolas desde hace mucho tiempo. “¿Cómo van a pagar el alquiler? ¿Cómo van a alimentar a sus familias? \"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aquellos que pueden conseguir trabajo rescatando uvas que aún no han sido dañadas por el humo o el fuego ponen en riesgo su salud y seguridad—tanto por el humo como por covid-19—porque necesitan ganarse la vida, dijo Gervacio Peña López, director del Movimiento Cultural de la Unión Indígena, que apoya a inmigrantes indígenas de México, muchos de ellos son trabajadores agrícolas indocumentados.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Se arriesgan porque es como si no tuvieran otra opción”, dijo Peña López, en español.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11840613\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11840613\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Image-from-iOS-23-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Grapes wither on the vine as smoke from the Glass Fire fills the sky at a vineyard near Calistoga on Sept. 30.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Image-from-iOS-23-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Image-from-iOS-23-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Image-from-iOS-23-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Image-from-iOS-23-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Image-from-iOS-23.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Las uvas marchitas en la vid mientras el humo del Glass Fire llena el cielo en un viñedo cerca de Calistoga el 30 de septiembre. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>El martes por la tarde, Peña López condujo hasta KBBF, una estación de radio en Santa Rosa, para copresentar un programa con la información más reciente sobre los incendios y recursos de emergencia para familias locales que hablan triqui, mixteco y chatino.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Tratamos de informarles cómo protegerse, y que deben asegurarse de usar un cubrebocas”, dijo. \"Pero a veces, eso no es suficiente\".\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Peña López dijo que desde que comenzó la pandemia, muchos trabajadores agrícolas han contraído covid-19 mientras se transportan en vehículos llenos de gente, o viven en viviendas con muchas personas, lo que muchos hacen debido al alto costo de renta en el área.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Gervacio Peña Lopez, director del Movimiento Cultural de la Unión Indígena\"]'Se arriesgan porque es como si no tuvieran otra opción'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pero la gente quizás tiene miedo de hacerse la prueba del coronavirus porque un resultado positivo significaría pasar dos semanas en cuarentena y sin trabajo, dijo Peña López.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El covid-19 infectó a muchos de los empleados de Encanto Vineyards en St. Helena, dijo Enrique López, propietario de la bodega de vino. Luego, su familia también se enfermó en agosto.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Todo el mundo tiene covid\", dijo. \"Mi esposa, mi pequeña — tenía nueve meses — mi suegra que está aquí de visita\".\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11840629\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11840629\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Enrique-Lopez-Winery-COVID-Glass-Fire-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Enrique Lopez, of Servin-Lopez Vineyard Management, at Garton Vineyards in Napa on Sept. 30.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Enrique-Lopez-Winery-COVID-Glass-Fire-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Enrique-Lopez-Winery-COVID-Glass-Fire-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Enrique-Lopez-Winery-COVID-Glass-Fire-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Enrique-Lopez-Winery-COVID-Glass-Fire-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Enrique-Lopez-Winery-COVID-Glass-Fire.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enrique Lopez, of Servin-Lopez Vineyard Management, at Graton Vineyards in Napa on Sept. 30. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Muchos trabajadores de bajos ingresos en las industrias hotelera y agrícola que vieron caer sus salarios durante la pandemia ahora enfrentan más pérdidas económicas — así como evacuaciones — debido a los incendios, dijo Susana García, de la organización sin fines de lucro de equidad social On The Move.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Es muy desafortunado ver que prácticamente las mismas familias son afectadas, golpe tras golpe, y siguen afectadas de esta manera\", dijo García, quien dirige \u003ca href=\"https://www.onthemovebayarea.org/ncrc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">un programa\u003c/a> que ha canalizado donaciones privadas a cientos de residentes indocumentados en Napa desde que la pandemia empezó.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pero a los defensores Peña López, Guzmán y Machabanski les preocupa que una población que ya es vulnerable al daño respiratorio del covid-19 pueda enfrentar otro riesgo por el humo de los incendios recientes. Todos concordaron que algunos trabajadores agrícolas han reportado que sus empleadores no les han proporcionado el equipo de protección adecuado para el trabajo al aire libre.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Según \u003ca href=\"https://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/Worker-Health-and-Safety-in-Wildfire-Regions.html/Spanish/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">las regulaciones\u003c/a> de California, si el índice de \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1968622/mapa-reporte-actual-de-la-calidad-del-aire-en-el-area-de-la-bahia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">calidad del aire\u003c/a> (AQI por sus siglas en inglés) es 151 o más, los empleadores deben proporcionar respiradores gratuitos a los trabajadores que trabajan al aire libre , como un cubrebocas N95, e información sobre cómo usarlos correctamente.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Andrew Smith, el comisionado de agricultura del condado de Sonoma, dijo que no tenía conocimiento de ninguna violación de la política.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Si esto está sucediendo, no es bueno\", dijo Smith. “Pero que yo sepa, no hay un caso documentado de que esto suceda en el condado de Sonoma. Por ahora, son acusaciones ”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11840645\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11840645\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Glass-Fire-Smoke-Vineyard-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"El fuego de cristal arde detrás de un viñedo en la autopista 29 al norte de Calistoga el 30 de septiembre \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Glass-Fire-Smoke-Vineyard-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Glass-Fire-Smoke-Vineyard-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Glass-Fire-Smoke-Vineyard-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Glass-Fire-Smoke-Vineyard-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Glass-Fire-Smoke-Vineyard.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">El Glass Fire arde detrás de un viñedo cerca de Calistoga el 30 de septiembre \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>La División de Salud y Seguridad Ocupacional de California (CAL OSHA por sus siglas en inglés) está en cargo de investigar las quejas de violaciones, y las personas \u003ca href=\"https://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/Spanish/complaint.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pueden presentar un reclamo de seguridad\u003c/a> en el lugar de trabajao a la agencia que asegura que no pregunta sobre el estado migratorio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Desde el incendio de Walbridge en el mes pasado, Smith dijo que su oficina ha ayudado a cientos de bodegas, operadores de ganado, viveros y otras empresas agrícolas a ser verificadas como tales, de modo que puedan solicitar permiso a las fuerzas del orden para entrar a las áreas de evacuación y continuar las funciones esenciales como cosechar uvas o alimentar al ganado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Si no pueden hacer el trabajo, no pueden pagar a sus empleados, llevar las cosechas al mercado y es posible que sus negocios no sobreviviran\", dijo. \"La agricultura no se detiene porque hay una emergencia declarada\".\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Smith dijo que la oficina del Comisionado de Agricultura emitió alrededor de 300 \"verificaciones de acceso\" durante el incendio de Walbridge, y hasta ahora ha recibido alrededor de 30 solicitudes adicionales durante el incendio de vidrio. Su oficina tiene un suministro de máscaras N95 disponibles para distribuir a los trabajadores a través de organizaciones y empresas comunitarias, dijo.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Recursos para trabajadores inmigrantes\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Estas organizaciones ofrecen asistencia en efectivo a inmigrantes indocumentados en la region vinícola:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://undocufund.org/\">UndocuFund para el alivio de desastres en el condado de Sonoma\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://upvalleyfamilycenters.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UpValley Relief Fund (incluye los condados de Napa y Lake)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.onthemovebayarea.org/ncrc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fondo de ayuda de Down Valley (condado de Napa)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Encuentre una lista completa de organizaciones que brindan asistencia en el norte de California en \u003ca href=\"https://covid19.ca.gov/es/guide-immigrant-californians/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">este enlace\u003c/a> a través del Fondo de Resiliencia de Inmigrantes de California (California Immigrant Resilience Fund).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Encuentre recursos relacionados con COVID-19 del estado de California para inmigrantes en español, vietnamita y otros idiomas en \u003ca href=\"https://covid19.ca.gov/guide-immigrant-californians/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">este enlace\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/samharnett\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sam Harnett\u003c/a>, periodista de KQED, contribuyó a este reporte. Este articulo fue traducido por las periodistas \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/lblanco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lina Blanco \u003c/a>y \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/amorga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adriana Morga\u003c/a>. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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¿Cómo van a alimentar a sus familias? \"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aquellos que pueden conseguir trabajo rescatando uvas que aún no han sido dañadas por el humo o el fuego ponen en riesgo su salud y seguridad—tanto por el humo como por covid-19—porque necesitan ganarse la vida, dijo Gervacio Peña López, director del Movimiento Cultural de la Unión Indígena, que apoya a inmigrantes indígenas de México, muchos de ellos son trabajadores agrícolas indocumentados.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Se arriesgan porque es como si no tuvieran otra opción”, dijo Peña López, en español.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11840613\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11840613\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Image-from-iOS-23-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Grapes wither on the vine as smoke from the Glass Fire fills the sky at a vineyard near Calistoga on Sept. 30.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Image-from-iOS-23-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Image-from-iOS-23-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Image-from-iOS-23-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Image-from-iOS-23-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Image-from-iOS-23.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Las uvas marchitas en la vid mientras el humo del Glass Fire llena el cielo en un viñedo cerca de Calistoga el 30 de septiembre. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>El martes por la tarde, Peña López condujo hasta KBBF, una estación de radio en Santa Rosa, para copresentar un programa con la información más reciente sobre los incendios y recursos de emergencia para familias locales que hablan triqui, mixteco y chatino.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Tratamos de informarles cómo protegerse, y que deben asegurarse de usar un cubrebocas”, dijo. \"Pero a veces, eso no es suficiente\".\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Peña López dijo que desde que comenzó la pandemia, muchos trabajadores agrícolas han contraído covid-19 mientras se transportan en vehículos llenos de gente, o viven en viviendas con muchas personas, lo que muchos hacen debido al alto costo de renta en el área.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pero la gente quizás tiene miedo de hacerse la prueba del coronavirus porque un resultado positivo significaría pasar dos semanas en cuarentena y sin trabajo, dijo Peña López.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El covid-19 infectó a muchos de los empleados de Encanto Vineyards en St. Helena, dijo Enrique López, propietario de la bodega de vino. Luego, su familia también se enfermó en agosto.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Todo el mundo tiene covid\", dijo. \"Mi esposa, mi pequeña — tenía nueve meses — mi suegra que está aquí de visita\".\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11840629\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11840629\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Enrique-Lopez-Winery-COVID-Glass-Fire-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Enrique Lopez, of Servin-Lopez Vineyard Management, at Garton Vineyards in Napa on Sept. 30.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Enrique-Lopez-Winery-COVID-Glass-Fire-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Enrique-Lopez-Winery-COVID-Glass-Fire-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Enrique-Lopez-Winery-COVID-Glass-Fire-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Enrique-Lopez-Winery-COVID-Glass-Fire-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Enrique-Lopez-Winery-COVID-Glass-Fire.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enrique Lopez, of Servin-Lopez Vineyard Management, at Graton Vineyards in Napa on Sept. 30. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Muchos trabajadores de bajos ingresos en las industrias hotelera y agrícola que vieron caer sus salarios durante la pandemia ahora enfrentan más pérdidas económicas — así como evacuaciones — debido a los incendios, dijo Susana García, de la organización sin fines de lucro de equidad social On The Move.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Es muy desafortunado ver que prácticamente las mismas familias son afectadas, golpe tras golpe, y siguen afectadas de esta manera\", dijo García, quien dirige \u003ca href=\"https://www.onthemovebayarea.org/ncrc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">un programa\u003c/a> que ha canalizado donaciones privadas a cientos de residentes indocumentados en Napa desde que la pandemia empezó.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pero a los defensores Peña López, Guzmán y Machabanski les preocupa que una población que ya es vulnerable al daño respiratorio del covid-19 pueda enfrentar otro riesgo por el humo de los incendios recientes. Todos concordaron que algunos trabajadores agrícolas han reportado que sus empleadores no les han proporcionado el equipo de protección adecuado para el trabajo al aire libre.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Según \u003ca href=\"https://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/Worker-Health-and-Safety-in-Wildfire-Regions.html/Spanish/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">las regulaciones\u003c/a> de California, si el índice de \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1968622/mapa-reporte-actual-de-la-calidad-del-aire-en-el-area-de-la-bahia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">calidad del aire\u003c/a> (AQI por sus siglas en inglés) es 151 o más, los empleadores deben proporcionar respiradores gratuitos a los trabajadores que trabajan al aire libre , como un cubrebocas N95, e información sobre cómo usarlos correctamente.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Andrew Smith, el comisionado de agricultura del condado de Sonoma, dijo que no tenía conocimiento de ninguna violación de la política.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Si esto está sucediendo, no es bueno\", dijo Smith. “Pero que yo sepa, no hay un caso documentado de que esto suceda en el condado de Sonoma. Por ahora, son acusaciones ”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11840645\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11840645\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Glass-Fire-Smoke-Vineyard-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"El fuego de cristal arde detrás de un viñedo en la autopista 29 al norte de Calistoga el 30 de septiembre \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Glass-Fire-Smoke-Vineyard-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Glass-Fire-Smoke-Vineyard-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Glass-Fire-Smoke-Vineyard-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Glass-Fire-Smoke-Vineyard-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Glass-Fire-Smoke-Vineyard.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">El Glass Fire arde detrás de un viñedo cerca de Calistoga el 30 de septiembre \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>La División de Salud y Seguridad Ocupacional de California (CAL OSHA por sus siglas en inglés) está en cargo de investigar las quejas de violaciones, y las personas \u003ca href=\"https://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/Spanish/complaint.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pueden presentar un reclamo de seguridad\u003c/a> en el lugar de trabajao a la agencia que asegura que no pregunta sobre el estado migratorio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Desde el incendio de Walbridge en el mes pasado, Smith dijo que su oficina ha ayudado a cientos de bodegas, operadores de ganado, viveros y otras empresas agrícolas a ser verificadas como tales, de modo que puedan solicitar permiso a las fuerzas del orden para entrar a las áreas de evacuación y continuar las funciones esenciales como cosechar uvas o alimentar al ganado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Si no pueden hacer el trabajo, no pueden pagar a sus empleados, llevar las cosechas al mercado y es posible que sus negocios no sobreviviran\", dijo. \"La agricultura no se detiene porque hay una emergencia declarada\".\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Smith dijo que la oficina del Comisionado de Agricultura emitió alrededor de 300 \"verificaciones de acceso\" durante el incendio de Walbridge, y hasta ahora ha recibido alrededor de 30 solicitudes adicionales durante el incendio de vidrio. Su oficina tiene un suministro de máscaras N95 disponibles para distribuir a los trabajadores a través de organizaciones y empresas comunitarias, dijo.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Recursos para trabajadores inmigrantes\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Estas organizaciones ofrecen asistencia en efectivo a inmigrantes indocumentados en la region vinícola:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://undocufund.org/\">UndocuFund para el alivio de desastres en el condado de Sonoma\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://upvalleyfamilycenters.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UpValley Relief Fund (incluye los condados de Napa y Lake)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.onthemovebayarea.org/ncrc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fondo de ayuda de Down Valley (condado de Napa)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Encuentre una lista completa de organizaciones que brindan asistencia en el norte de California en \u003ca href=\"https://covid19.ca.gov/es/guide-immigrant-californians/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">este enlace\u003c/a> a través del Fondo de Resiliencia de Inmigrantes de California (California Immigrant Resilience Fund).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Encuentre recursos relacionados con COVID-19 del estado de California para inmigrantes en español, vietnamita y otros idiomas en \u003ca href=\"https://covid19.ca.gov/guide-immigrant-californians/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">este enlace\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/samharnett\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sam Harnett\u003c/a>, periodista de KQED, contribuyó a este reporte. 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He added, however, that above-average temperatures and very low humidity would likely linger until Wednesday, when slowing northeast winds would allow a marine layer to form, bringing moisture and noticeably cooler temperatures — at least until next week, when dry hazardous conditions could return.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That will really work in our favor,” Bird said. “Going forward, we are trending in a better direction.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The positive outlook came as California reached a grim milestone — wildfires have now burned over 4 million acres this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cal Fire said the state hit that mark Sunday with about two months still remaining in the fire season. 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