Politics & Government
Supporters Of Berkeley Bond Issue L Harken Back To Memories Of 1991 Firestorm
"It was like a moonscape," she said. "And all the redwood trees were sticks."
October 26, 2022
Berkeley leaders are promoting a massive new tax measure by stressing what it would do to improve safety in case of a wildfire and they have the support of a woman who remembers the 1991 firestorm all too well.
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Look at Margaretta Mitchell's backyard today and you wouldn't know a fire had ever happened. Full-size oak trees crowd the property and towering redwoods shade her stately home. But 31 years ago, it looked very different from there.
"It was like a moonscape," she said. "And all the redwood trees were sticks."
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