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Cameras that are part of ALERTCalifornia scan for wildfires on the roof of the Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton in the hills east of San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
Cameras that are part of ALERTCalifornia scan for wildfires on the roof of the Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton in the hills east of San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
Paul Rogers, environmental writer, San Jose Mercury News, for his Wordpress profile. (Michael Malone/Bay Area News Group)
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