> Nine of the Golden State’s 10 largest infernos since 1932 have occurred during the past decade, according to the local forestry and fire protection department.
With how far technology has come since 1932, I personally believe incompetence is being exposed not inflated home prices
Though not the primary focus of the article, this struck a chord with me:
> When bored in class, Patrick read books. “I would line up the angles so I was hidden from the teacher’s view,” he says, adding that he found out years later that an enlightened principal had instructed teachers to allow it.