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Virali Dave is a writer in Los Angeles. Born in Mumbai, she has always considered the West Coast to be the best coast. She can be found chronicling encounters with burritos on Instagram @virali.

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‘You Couldn’t Ask for a Worse Situation,’ Only Five of 39 People Survive Boat Fire near Santa Cruz Island so Far

Sam Ribakoff is a multimedia journalist and documentary filmmaker from Long Beach, CA.

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How to Stay Informed and Be Ready as Wildfires Burn in Southern California

Daniel Hernandez is editor emeritus of LA Taco, serving 2017-2019. He is currently a staff writer for the L.A. Times. He is former Mexico bureau chief for VICE News, and former staff writer at the Los Angeles Times and LA Weekly. Daniel is author of the book &#8220;Down &amp; Delirious in Mexico City.&#8221;

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California’s Wildfires: If All of It Looks and Feels Ominous, It’s Because It Is

Former editor of L.A. Taco. I still live in Los Angeles but mainly just hang out at parks and stare off into the distance.

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‘You Couldn’t Ask for a Worse Situation,’ Only Five of 39 People Survive Boat Fire near Santa Cruz Island so Far

How to Stay Informed and Be Ready as Wildfires Burn in Southern California

California’s Wildfires: If All of It Looks and Feels Ominous, It’s Because It Is

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