SPECIAL REPORT: Communities grapple with wildfires, power outages

Peninsula Press reporters cover the outbreak of wildfires and mass power shutoffs that hit Northern California fall of 2019.

Kincade Fire forces adoptable animals to evacuate twice

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SACRAMENTO — The Kincade Fire in Sonoma County prompted large-scale evacuations on Oct. 26 and forced thousands of residents to flee their homes. But it wasn’t just humans that were displaced by the fire — pets and animals living at shelters also had to evacuate. The Sacramento Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals took in a total of 42 animals from Sonoma County.