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    Utilities cut off power as a wildfire precaution

    Due to Santa Ana winds, gusts in some parts of LA could top 60 mph. Power lines could fall down and set things on fire.

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    Person smiling broadly wearing glasses and plaid shirt against ivy-covered wall background.By Steve Chiotakis • Oct 11, 2019 • 1 min read

    Due to Santa Ana winds, gusts in some parts of LA could top 60 mph. Power lines could fall down and set things on fire. So the big utilities are planning preemptive strikes by turning off the power for hundreds of thousands of people all over the state.

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Scheduled power outages sweep through California
    1. 0:00The history of Filipino organizing in California
    2. 7:52Utilities cut off power as a wildfire precautionYou’re reading this
    3. 18:37UCLA launches new institute to study kindness
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