California’s Wildfire Problem Goes Beyond PG&E

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🗓️ 4 November 2019

⏱️ 16 minutes

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In California, thousands of people have evacuated their homes in yet another season of dangerous wildfires. Thousands of other residents have had their power shut off in an effort to help prevent incidents along power lines that could trigger yet more wildfires across the state. How has Gov. Gavin Newsom’s tone changed when it comes to talking about PG&E, the utility company responsible for many past fires and current power outages. Plus, how does California’s affordability problem factor into the state’s wildfire problem? Guest: Taryn Luna, reporter at the Los Angeles Times Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Dad, I'm hungry!
0:01.6	Right, what do I cook for tea?
0:03.0	Errr, McCain chips. These will be good.
0:05.2	You know they'll come out nice and crispy if you cook them in a rye fryer?
0:08.2	Just say, Alexa, open McCain, and Alexa will help you.
0:12.2	What? You mean if I say Alexa, open McCain, Alexa will open the bag of chips for me?
0:16.4	Not literally open the bag of chips for your dad, but Alexa can tell you how to cook them and give you ideas for tea.
0:21.8	Okay. Alexa, open McCain.
0:24.6	Well done, Dad. Such a tech wizard.
0:26.6	Chip, chip, hooray.
0:27.6	Crispy air fryer perfection with McCain.
0:34.6	When Terran Luna thinks about the time she's spent in the Napa Valley last month,
0:38.6	she can still hear the wind.
0:40.6	It's very loud winds are whipping through the town, right?
0:44.6	There's moments where it dies down, and then it comes back.
0:51.6	Last week, if you watched videos of the California wildfire spreading,
0:55.6	you could hear these gusts.
1:00.6	Up to 96 miles an hour.
1:09.6	And that whole time you're just thinking, you know, what is this doing to the fire?
1:15.6	Where is this pushing the fire? Are people being evacuated?
1:18.6	Do people understand that they have to leave?
1:21.6	Are they taking evacuation orders seriously?
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