Day Around the Bay: Explaining Why California Catches Fire

Sonoma County Sheriff Mark Essick confirmed Friday that 21 homes have been destroyed in the Kincade Fire. Also, 28 outbuildings. [Bay City News]
Governor Newsom officially declared states of emergency for both Sonoma and Los Angeles counties today. [Bay City News]
The 50-acre Mines Fire near Livermore wine country was brought under control and 60 percent contained as of this morning. [CBS SF]
Airbnb is allowing hosts to offer free housing to displaced fire victims and rescue workers through November 7. [ABC 7]
The Oakland Unified School District has just made a climate-change curriculum mandatory for all students. [Oakland North]
The New York Times tries to explain to everyone today why California is still catching fire despite emerging from eight years of drought in March. [NYT]
Uber will be vacating and subleasing its Market Street headquarters as it moves to new digs next to the Chase Center. [Chronicle]
Barneys is closing its San Francisco store, though it said it wasn't, and laying off hundreds of employees. [SF Business Times / Chronicle]

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