North Bay Voice: Proposed casino could increase community’s wildfire risk

Californians are no strangers to wildfires. Every year, emergency responders and county officials prepare by examining evacuation plans to ensure residents can swiftly reach safety during a fast-moving fire. This year, officials in Washington, D.C. are making local emergency response analysis more challenging in Sonoma County.

The U.S. Department of the Interior is poised to approve a new mega casino that threatens safe evacuation routes for thousands of residents. In their zeal to restore land to an out-of-county tribe...