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Outside a warehouse bereft of an operating thermostat, cold in appearance with its barren cemented walls, with pipes and lights being the only objects that could make one’s eyes jump, there is a camper parked on gravel that has acted as a makeshift home for two women. Joy Smith, who is the executive director at […]

Rich Coglin, who was born and raised in the Bay Area, used to frequent Calabazas — not to be confused with Calabasas, the lush, gated community that houses a who’s who of celebrities. No, this was a park cemented in San Jose, where free spirits roamed, those who let clear skies and soft winds puppeteer […]

Ever since the last spot fire spawned after the conflagration that was the 2018 Camp Fire, many independent business owners in Paradise have had to wait over six months to get a second bite at the cherry. Despite the town’s diverse arboreal presentation, no cherry trees, which engender a lot of ground in California, are […]

Skyway Road hugs the city, folding around the Jarbo Gap. The Pacific Gas and Electric Company had lines in this area, which surrounds Paradise, Calif. After humidity abated, dropping to 22 percent, and considering the wind gusts in a usually dry area, the investor-owned utility, who provides natural gas and electricity to most Northern Californians, […]

Burbank, Calif., the true ganglion of movie studios and a stone’s throw from Hollywood, was near its apotheosis of relevance in the late 1950s. 3:10 to Yuma, which was filmed on the premises, had been released to roaring reception, while Stage 15 served as the backdrop to other classics. Because of the solid walls of […]

As a fire pitched its notation through military bases, so did one run of sustained winds, around 32 mph, that culminated in a virulent way across the heart of the Feather River Canyon, in what is known as the Jarbo Gap, during the early hours of Nov. 8. The Pacific Gas and Electric Company had […]