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A Berkeley school of public health prof recently posted to the SPH listserv a great NASA link to high altitude photos of the southern California fires. You can click through several days worth of pics and see what conditions were like prior to the fires as well as tell when the winds kicked up as they carried dust plumes in areas unaffected by fire (for instance Oct 22nd).

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Los Angeles’ Safer City initiative has cut crime on the city’s infamous Skid Row but also put more homeless people in jail for minor offenses, the Los Angeles Times reported Oct. 3.

A new UCLA study found that serious crimes declined 35 percent since the plan was implemented last year. Safer City saw 50 more police officers assigned to Skid Row, with an emphasis on enforcing laws against even miniscule infractions like jaywalking. The number of homeless people living on the streets also has declined.

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