“The wind shows us how close to the edge we are.” — Joan Didion There’s always been a black hole in the center of the California sunlight, and the Santa Ana winds blow through it.

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In 1967, as the Vietnam War raged and I was in “boot camp,” a favorite song was “California Dreamin” (1965). Even with the lack of common sense of leadership in Los Angeles and San Francisco, as ...

Winds have picked up and are expected to continue through Tuesday morning, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking.

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