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Underground power lines don’t sway in the wind. Tree branches blown sideways by a gale can’t hit them. They don’t sit on wooden poles that can fall down.They would, in other words, seem to be an ideal way to prevent wildfires in a place like California, which has a history of big blazes sparked by overhead power lines tangling with trees. Investigators are now trying to determine whether that combination triggered the wildfires that tore through the Wine Country this month.
Pepe Agell, vice president of corporate strategy Chartboost, sits for a portrait at Chartboost on Thursday, October 19, 2017 in San Francisco, Calif. Pepe Agell, vice president of corporate strategy Chartboost, sits for a portrait at Chartboost on Thursday, October 19, 2017 in San Francisco, Calif.
The remains of the homes in the Coffey Park neighborhood are seen from the air in Santa Rosa. The remains of the homes in the Coffey Park neighborhood are seen from the air in Santa Rosa. PG&E CEO Geisha Williams speaks onstage at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit in October. The utility’s first female CEO, Williams faces an unprecedented challenge in the wake of the fires that raged ... more PG&E CEO Geisha Williams speaks onstage at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit in October.
Roland Tembo Hendel checks his truck that was destroyed in the Sonoma County fires in Sonoma County. Roland Tembo Hendel checks his truck that was destroyed in the Sonoma County fires in Sonoma County. Roland Tembo Hendel stares at his home that burned in the Sonoma County fires. Hendel said he couldn’t believe it when he and his daughter returned to his 35-acre property after the wildfires. Their house, ... more Roland Tembo Hendel stares at his home that burned in the Sonoma County fires.
A sculpture near the SurveyMonkey office is part of the company’s design strategy to be situated in a “fun place.” A sculpture near the SurveyMonkey office is part of the company’s design strategy to be situated in a “fun place.” In an ever-more virtual world, filled with people who cling dumbly to their smartphones, how strange that real-life architecture is becoming part of the tech world’s brand. Apple’s immaculate glass doughnut is one example.
People out of work due to fires can get jobless benefits, even if self-employed Johnny Smith and Katie Chapman of Santa Rosa look at a map of the Wine Country fires Saturday at a Sonoma County meeting at Santa Rosa High School. Johnny Smith and Katie Chapman of Santa Rosa look at a map of the Wine Country fires Saturday at a Sonoma County meeting at Santa Rosa High School.
John Palmer, left, who escaped as flames surrounded his home, covers his eyes while waiting to return to his burned residence on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Glen Ellen, Calif. At right is a resident who declined John Palmer, left, who escaped as flames surrounded his home, covers his eyes while waiting to return to his burned residence on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Glen Ellen, Calif. At right is a resident who declined to be identified.
