Alameda

Berkeley Hills Panoramic Fire: Map, evacuation updates as wildfire burns near Oakland Hills in Alameda County

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Wildfire near Berkeley Hills. (Representative)

Update (4:18 p.m. California time): Firefighters have contained the Panoramic Fire near the Berkeley Hills in Alameda County, California. The fire burned roughly 1.5 acres before crews stopped its spread. Wildfire near Berkeley Hills. (Representative) The fire broke out around 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday along the 1000 block of Panoramic Way, above the UC Berkeley … Read more

Angel Island controlled burns: Smoke affects Oakland, Alameda, Berkely and Richmond; poor air quality reported

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Representational image. (Unsplash)

As the controlled burns at the Angel Island State Park in California started again on Wednesday afternoon, residents in areas east of Angel Island complained that the smoke was affecting air quality. Representational image. (Unsplash) Oakland, which lies just east of Angel Island, was most affected by the smoke. The nearby areas of Alameda, Berkeley … Read more