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Kincade Fire forces adoptable animals to evacuate twice

News, SPECIAL REPORT: Communities grapple with wildfires, power outages / By sloum

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.

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Egg farmers, animal welfare groups clash in Sonoma County

News / By Connor Richards

Protests began on a spring day in 2018. Around 500 demonstrators led by DxE protested outside Weber Family farms in Petaluma, Calif. Dozens of activists removed chickens they described as sick or dying. Weber Family Farms says the group’s allegations of animal cruelty are untrue.

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Skeletons of cars and fireplaces emerge amid fire rubble in the upscale neighborhood of Fountaingrove at sunset.

Después de los incendios de North Bay, los inmigrantes indígenas mexicanos luchan en silencio, aislamiento

Immigration, News / By Jackie Botts

Dos meses después, una comunidad de inmigrantes indígenas mexicanos, a menudo ignorada, siguen luchando para recuperarse de los estragos por los incendios fatales del Wine Country de California.

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After North Bay fires, indigenous Mexican immigrants struggle in silence, isolation

Immigration / By jacquelinebotts

SANTA ROSA — Two months later, an often-overlooked community of indigenous immigrants from Mexico is still struggling to recover from the deadly Wine Country fires .

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Sonoma fires put unprecedented strain on region’s healthcare system

Health, News, Uncategorized / By marklieber

Two major hospitals in Santa Rosa have resumed their normal operations after the deadliest wildfires in California’s history destroyed parts of the city and surrounding areas. But dozens of families remain in evacuation shelters across the region, which have mainly been consolidated to the Sonoma County Fairgrounds RV park in Santa Rosa. Both Sutter Santa

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A crowd watches a man and a sign language interpreter in a high school gymnasium.

In aftermath of wildfires, Sonoma County officials face language barriers, ICE fears from immigrants

Immigration, News / By jacquelinebotts, dylanfreedman

SANTA ROSA — Sonoma County leaders are pointing to inadequate Spanish-language communication and fear as key barriers that prevented immigrant communities from seeking aid following the most destructive fires in California’s history.

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