Inferno

"Critically erratic" fire--caused by chaotic winds generated by enormous pyrocumulus columns of smoke--describes the inferno now sweeping through Sierra Nevada communities.

New Valencia

My alma mater--New College of California--has been long gone from Valencia Street, but the collective spirit that emanated from 777 Valencia lives on. Creating community in the Mission District--where the average rent for a one bedroom apartment is $2,695--requires neighborhood solidarity and organizing.