California wildfire articles
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Letters to the Editor: Hate California? That says more about you than California
To the editor: Your print edition front page on April 8 had two articles about worsening circumstances in California with regard to climate change and housing, and a piece explaining the reasons conservatives don’t like us. It seems to be the norm for folks (even our friends and members of our family) to think negatively about the state. In reality, it is probable that not living within a budget leads to people thinking California is too expensive; that not knowing people different than we are...
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California Unemployment Spikes
California saw applications for unemployment benefits rise for the week ending March 30, according to the Department of Labor—a signal that the jobs market may become more challenging amid a rise in the state's jobless rate.In the Golden State, the number of jobless claims increased by 2,147, the largest rise in the nation. Pennsylvania followed with 1,913 new claims, and Iowa with 1,383. Overall, for the week ending April 6, claims declined by 11,000 to 211,000, below what economist...
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Wildfire weather and severe thunderstorms
Hello everyone! As has been advertised for over a week, today will be an active day with a dryline setting up from north to south across the Central Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles. West of the dryline will be gusty parched westerly winds and a wildfire threat. East of the boundary will be a chance for []