“Of all the hot topics in the news today, nothing burns hotter than California’s wildfire crisis… However, if you recall from middle school science classes, fire requires another ingredient to ignite; all fires require a spark, or ignition source, to start. That source has a name in California, the most detested company in the state, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).”

Co-Authors: Taahirah Zahraa Boodhoo Beeharry and Navneesh Ramessur (Guest Writers)

For many Americans, 2020 has been an avalanche of unrelenting crises. But for people living on the west coast, three of these crises–wildfires, racial injustice in the form of mass incarceration, and the COVID-19 pandemic–are inextricably related.

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