Creek Fire Survivors Face Challenges In Moving Forward

An episode of the KQED's The California Report podcast, hosted by KQED, titled "Creek Fire Survivors Face Challenges In Moving Forward" was published on January 25, 2024 and runs 10 minutes.

January 25, 2024 ·10m · KQED's The California Report

Summary

Three years ago, the Creek Fire was finally contained.  It remains California’s fifth largest blaze, after destroying nearly 400,000 acres and hundreds of homes in the Sierra Nevada east of Fresno. The three years since have been a time of healing and recovery – especially for those involved in a high-stakes rescue the first weekend of the blaze. Reporter: Kerry Klein, KVPR  California has been closing prisons to save money. But the state’s spending 90% more per year on each prisoner kept locked up than it was a decade ago. That’s according to a new analysis from CalMatters.  Reporter: Nigel Duara, CalMatters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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