Smoke from California’s Fires Is Harming the State’s Most Vulnerable
November 13, 2018
(The Atlantic) – The deadliest fire in California’s history continues to burn, and San Francisco is filled with smoke and ash. On Tuesday, for the fifth day in a row, air throughout Northern California contained high amounts of fine-particulate-matter pollution, and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District warned that the air was unhealthy for everyone. “The public should limit outdoor activity as much as possible,” the agency said Monday, urging residents to stay inside with their windows and doors closed. But for San Francisco’s thousands of homeless people, this warning is impossible to follow.