Call it second-hand smoke in a county with first-hand bad memories.
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We know the latter to be the case.
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The Sonoma County Health Department issued a warning for people to remain indoors.
Sonoma County schools closed on Friday.
Cardinal Newman High School's CIF playoff game against Encinal was postponed.
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At 1 p.m. in downtown Santa Rosa on Friday, the streetlights were turned on. They overlooked a district where people usually eat lunch outdoors, but tables remained unoccupied.
At the Beer Baron Restaurant, they had to wipe off soot and ash.
"This happens a year and one week since our own tragedy," said one masked pedestrian. "It's like 'Blade Runner.'"
"New normal?" Heard it more than once.
"Climate change?" Heard that, too.