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The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend

The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend

The Personal Toll of the California Wildfires

Wes Peters, News Editor October 19, 2020

According to CNN, wildfires have burned an area around the size of Connecticut, or 3.6 million acres, in California in 2020 alone. With a new heatwave and high wind speed, more fires are on the way....

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PG&E cuts power in parts of the Bay Area

Mira Chandriani, Staff Writer December 1, 2019

Recent dry and windy conditions in the Bay Area have led to PG&E cutting power to millions of people. Since mid-October, there have been multiple fires in the Bay Area, ranging from smaller fires that...

Is Urban Prepared for an Increasingly Hazy Future?

Ben Katznelson, Staff Writer October 25, 2019

Over the past few years, Northern California has been ravaged by wildfires, leaving some regions devastated and others gasping for air. Though the state’s fire seasons are expected to worsen each year,...

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