Dozens of fires across Northern California continue to burn, sparked by periods of dry lightning that hit the ground starting early last week. The wildfires are burning across counties with many rural communities threatened or under evacuation orders. The largest of the nearby blazes is the Smith River complex, at an estimated 28,700 acres as of press time.
Asian Americans have won back the basic right to water in California’s Siskiyou County. Humanitarian crisis: On Tuesday, the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors repealed targeted water ordinances that caused a humanitarian crisis for Asian American residents in the county, where thousands were deprived of water for survival, according to a press release. The deprivation of basic water needs was part of the county’s alleged campaign of harassment, discrimination and racial profiling against Asian American community members.
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