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Image caption: Ruins of a home destroyed by the Camp Fire in 2018.
The News: May 12, 2025

California is still preparing for fire season as more communities become Firewise.

Image caption: This isn't his first (bike) rodeo.
The News: May 5 2025

With spring sprung and the last rains fading into memory, it's Bike Month! And (coincidentally) : public transportation construction projects begin in earnest.

Image caption: Gov. Gavin Newsom joined CAL FIRE Chief Joe Tyler and firefighting personnel last week to announce that, as peak fire season approaches, California is adding a second C-130 airtanker to the world’s largest aerial firefighting fleet.
The News: April 28, 2025

California prepares for fire season and California Local forks The Newsletter.

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