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California girds for most dangerous fire weather of year

by Olga R. RodriguezChristopher Weber
| October 24, 2020 8:06 PM

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California, which has endured its worst wildfire season in history, is bracing for the most dangerous winds of the year, a forecast that prompted the largest utility to announce plans to cut power Sunday to nearly 1 million people to guard against its equipment sparking new blazes.

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