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Riveting: satellite video of the #ParkFire burning north of Chico

Wow. "President Biden—about an hour before he notified the world he was dropping out of the presidential race on July 21—called the prime minister of Slovenia ... to secure the pardon necessary for the deal to proceed." wsj.com/world/russia/e…

My exclusive today for The Sacramento Bee. A prescribed burn planned by Chico could have thwarted the Park Fire, but it never got done. Short thread.. sacbee.com/news/californi…

‘Just crummy’: Why California’s Butte County keeps getting hit by big wildfires—The county’s types of vegetation and often hot, windy weather during the state’s most fiery months have made it… Sierra Club ML Chap sfchronicle.com/california-wil… via San Francisco Chronicle Julie Johnson

California is behind in clearing overgrown grasslands and scrublands, which have double the typical amount of material. "It reinforces how vulnerable ecosystems are in California—they’re just not ready for fire,” Prof. Scott Stephens told Julie Johnson. sfchronicle.com/california-wil…

So proud of Jennifer Gollan and Susie Neilson, finalists for the Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award! And Jason Fagone and Julie Johnson, finalists for Topical Reporting: Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Identity 💪💪💪

AMAZING! Read the story here: sfchronicle.com/projects/2023/… So proud of Jason Fagone Julie Johnson Lisa Gartner Alex K. Fong 邝士英 Brontë Wittpenn Guy Wathen Andrew Park Nicole Frugé Emily Jan 詹博惠 Stephanie Zhu Jessica Marmor Shaw @erikabettycarlos John Blanchard and others

For convention moments and California insights, follow San Francisco Chronicle’s politics team in Chicago Joe Garofoli Sophia Bollag Shira Stein

Kill one owl to save another? Julie Johnson reports on this conundrum in Northern California. sfchronicle.com/california/art…

I think it is time to have the hard conversation about whether wildfire suppression work is something that we can reasonably ask underpaid, hard-working professionals to do on a sustained basis. The list of serious long-term risks grows longer. boisestatepublicradio.org/health/2024-08…

Just how long would it take to evacuate residents and visitors from Lake Tahoe in the event of a wildfire? A new study, using AI and wildfire evacuation consultant, says much longer than previously thought. sfchronicle.com/california-wil…

Thank you ScrippsHowardAwards! Last year's investigation by Julie Johnson and an amazing Chronicle team into the government's failure to protect wildland firefighters from toxic smoke has been named a finalist in environmental reporting. Read the story: sfchronicle.com/projects/2023/…

Congratulations to these people for getting sun today in San Francisco. Good job, everyone. 📷: ALERTCalifornia

What's it like to study #beavers & #wildfire in the field? What data do we collect? Listen to this story by Murphy Woodhouse to find out! We had the pleasure of taking him with us this summer to visit the Mullen burn scar and it was a *dam* good time. boisestatepublicradio.org/environment/20…

"In recent weeks, a handful of tribes concerned about disturbing a special spot have stepped up efforts to stop the project, even as supporters laud it as one of the state’s best answers to drought." By Kurtis Alexander & Brontë Wittpenn sfchronicle.com/climate/articl…

Key wildlife returning to Northern California river for the first time in nearly a century—Once abundant, California’s Chinook salmon are now teetering toward extinction. But extraordinary efforts are… Sierra Club ML Chap sfchronicle.com/california/art… via San Francisco Chronicle Julie Johnson

A faulty furnace at a refinery. A blast of fire. And a man’s life, shattered By Julie Johnson Photos: Yi-Chin Lee sfchronicle.com/california/art…

See for yourself: Side-by-side footage shows the start of the Palisades fire in Los Angeles and small fire that broke out in the same area six days earlier. Did it rekindle? An exclusive, with Matthias Gafni San Francisco Chronicle sfchronicle.com/california-wil…

Radical changes are coming to California yards. sfchronicle.com/projects/2025/…

.Senator Alex Padilla is one of the most decent people I know. This is outrageous, dictatorial, and shameful. Trump and his shock troops are out of control. This must end now.