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Wildfire Looting Arrest | New Brush Fires Spark | Businesses Reopen | Bike Drive For Kids: Today Around San Anselmo-Fairfax

Catch up on today's stories from around San Anselmo and Fairfax and across the North Bay.

NORTH BAY, CA – Missed today's headlines? Here are the Patch stories from Marin, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties that people are talking about today:

Smoke From Wildfires Still Affecting Northern California

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a health advisory and Spare the Air alert for the region through Wednesday.

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Brush Fires Spark In Sausalito, Southbound Highway 101 Shut Down

Some Sausalito residents were briefly evacuated. Most southbound Highway 101 lanes in the area remain closed.

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Marin Firefighters Kickstart Bike Drive For Kids Affected By Wildfires

Southern Marin Fire Protection District is raising funds and collecting used bicycles for children affected by the North Bay wildfires.

Bookstores Exempt From California's Autograph Law

"The law never should have happened," said Bill Petrocelli of Book Passage, which has branches in Corte Madera, Sausalito and San Francisco.

Sonoma Co. Sheriff: 53 Still Missing After Wildfires

The county's death toll from the wildfires remained at 22 Tuesday afternoon. The sheriff's office has publicly identified 14 victims.

Volunteer Firefighter Identified In Fatal Napa Co. Water Tender Crash

The death is the lone firefighter fatality reported in the North Bay wildfires that broke out Oct. 8.

Napa County Fires: FEMA Administrator Arrives In North Bay; Post Offices Reopen

Also, Cal Fire is asking folks to please refrain from placing metallic and/or mylar balloons on their properties and fences.

Sonoma County Fires: Sutter Hospital, Post Offices Reopen

Cal Fire releases the latest containment numbers for the Central LNU Complex wildfires in Sonoma County.

Santa Rosa Looting Arrest: Man Stole TVs, Washer, Dryer From Evacuated Group Home, Police Allege

The 49-year-old Rincon Valley man was arrested Monday, police say.

She Stole From Fire Evacuees, Petaluma Police Allege

A woman who was staying at a Petaluma evacuation shelter is accused of stealing IDs, checkbooks and other items, police say.

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