October 21, 1991, Berkeley, California. The worst urban fire in California’s history: I drove last night across the Bay Bridge from the San Francisco side at around 9 PM and met the warm, slightly acrid smell of wood smoke about halfway over. Directly ahead, through the superstructure of the bridge, I could see a glow More

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