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The Oakland-Berkeley Firestorm incinerated my house 35 years ago

Katherine Langford

Editor-in-Chief · Monday, October 19, 2026 at 4:45 PM · 1 min read

The Oakland-Berkeley Firestorm incinerated my house 35 years ago — Berkeleyside, Los Gatos Community news — Image: Berkeleyside

When Gary and I moved from Ithaca, New York, back to the Bay Area in 1990 and looked for a house, the threat of fire never crossed my mind.

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