Bay Briefing: Taking wildfire watch into their own hands
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Wildcat Canyon is seen through a window in the home of Cortis Cooper, a Kensington resident who helped start Wildcat Watch.Stephen Lam/The Chronicle
Good morning, Bay Area. It’s Thursday, May 13, and reports of food poisoning are not keeping superfans of House of Prime Rib away. Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
Ready for fire
The East Bay hills have a long history with wildfires. In 1923, the Berkeley Fire erupted in Wildcat Canyon, destroying nearly 600 homes. In 1991, a firestorm ripped through parts of Berkeley and the Oakland hills, burning more than 3,000 homes and killing 25 people.
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THE BUZZ: Is personal wealth a political turnoff?
The moment that many people will remember from Republican gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner’s Wednesday debut was Jenner’s anecdote about a hangar-mate fleeing for Arizona. The point was intended to illustrate how a spiraling homelessness crisis has driven Californians away, but allies of Gov. Gavin Newsom exulted in what they saw as a foot-in-mouth moment. Not many voters can relate to conversations around personal airplanes, and based on the outpouring of social media mockery you can bet Jenner’s foes will use the episode to argue she’s disconnected from voters.
Media Watch: Tokyo Doubts, Hopes 05/05/21
“Where, exactly, does the IOC get off imperiously insisting that the Games must go on, when fully 72 percent of the Japanese public is reluctant or unwilling to entertain 15,000 foreign athletes and officials in the midst of a pandemic?” queries Jenkins in the open of her column.
NY Times Reports Games Might be OK
“A Covid-free Olympics seems unlikely. The question will be whether Japan can quickly identify, isolate and treat people who get the virus.
“In this way, the Games may present a particularly intense version of the balance that many countries will be trying to achieve in 2021 moving back to normal life while avoiding a new wave of a deadly virus,” Leonhardt writes.
Bay Briefing: California hits pandemic lows and reopening highs
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FILE - In this Dec. 21, 2020, file photo, people wear face masks while walking up stairs at the Golden Gate Overlook in the Presidio in front of traffic driving on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. California, for decades a symbol of boundless growth and opportunity that attracted people from across the U.S. and abroad, has stagnated. Census data expected later this month will reveal what demographers and observers have long known: That California is now growing at a record slow rate and behind rival political states like Texas and Florida. That could cause the state to lose a U.S. House seat for the first time in its history. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)Jeff Chiu / Associated Press 2020
Bay Briefing: Windsor mayor under investigation by Sonoma County sheriff
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Four women have accused Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli of sexual assault.Jessica Christian / The Chronicle 2020
Good morning, Bay Area. It’s Friday, April 9, and the washed-out highway south of Big Sur will be repaired weeks ahead of schedule. Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
Reaction from Sonoma County
The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office began a criminal investigation Thursday into Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli, as more than a dozen local and state lawmakers demanded that he resign or be removed from office in response to a Chronicle investigation documenting four women’s accounts that Foppoli sexually assaulted them in incidents from 2003 to 2019.