Fire news:
- Two elderly men have been identified as the third and fourth victims of the Atlas Fire in Napa County, 89-year-old Dr. George Chaney and a 79-year-old man believed to be Edward Stone, who were found in a home on the 2300 block of Atlas Peak Road on Thursday morning by a forensics team. [Chronicle]
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More NASA images of smoke. [KRON 4]
- The wildfires have grown to the size of New York City. [ABC 7]
- We keep talking about them as a group, but here's what makes each of these wildfires different. [NYT]
- One Sonoma woman lost 14 dogs when her home burnt to the ground in Sonoma and she was evacuated in a hurry. [Chronicle]
- SF Animal Care & Control is offering free adoptions so as to make room for stray animals coming from the North Bay. [Twitter]
- PG&E line workers tell [ABC 7] that "hurricane-level" winds knocking down power lines could have been responsible for the fires.
- The CPUC is launching their own probe into PG&E's culpability. [NBC Bay Area]
- FEMA offers assistance to Sonoma County fire victims. [KRON 4]
- Winery sculpture that fire couldn't kill inspires rallying cry to rebuild. [Chronicle]
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Here's a list of hotels with discounted rooms for fire evacuees. [SF Gate]
- A photographer loses studio and art, but never faith. [Chronicle]
- North Bay fires may bring housing crisis of epic proportions. [ABC 7]
- And that's not even considering the construction labor shortage up north. [Chronicle]
Non-fire news:
- Record-breaking air pollution is causing many event cancellations in the East Bay. [KQED]
- New Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick apparently made false or misleading statements about an ICE raid. [East Bay Express]
- It’s official: New law bans California employers from asking applicants their prior salary. [Chronicle]
- Two months after price slash prompts rush to join Moviepass, the company says they may not be able to continue without price hikes or other sources of revenue. [Consumerist]
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