SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Even before fire wiped out the home she rented for 17 years, Suzanne Finzell had thought about leaving this city on the edge of the San Francisco Bay Area because of rising prices. A spike in housing and other living costs had driven her friends to Nevada and Oregon. Now, Finzell wonders if that will be her fate too, as the wildfires that charred California wine country send thousands of people who lost their homes scrambling for new places to live in one of the nation’s tightest and most expensive housing markets. Before the fires, the rental vacancy rate was a mere 1 percent in Santa Rosa and 3 percent in surrounding Sonoma County.
Wildfires Worsen Housing Crunch In Famously Costly Bay Area
Sudhin Thanawala, Paul Elias, Denver Post: Business
Wed, 10/18/2017 - 10:05pm
Topics: even suzanne finzell oregon mayor chris coursey forestry fire protection afp/getty imageshomeowner martha marquez afp/getty imagesben pederson clark bonnie trexler silverado highland journey's end mobile home park keiser road kenwood afp/getty imagesproperty chris schrobilgen ezra shaw getty imageswine k-mart hector amezcua the sacramento bee the associated pressmark haley fiona browns valley elementary school afp/getty imageshomeowner phil rush rush afp/getty imagesa u.s the associated pressa afp photo josh edelsonjosh edelson/afp/getty imagesjustin sullivan getty imagesglen ellen justin sullivan/getty images)josh edelson ap photo/rich pedroncelli)josh edelson afp/getty imagesthe signorello estate safeway open silverado resort spa afp/getty imagesfirefighters ben margot the associated pressfire hilton afp/getty imagesresident louis reavis the associated pressrivers google earth ap)jeff chiu the associated pressmary caughey harrison getty imagessanta rosa david mcnew/getty images)david mcnew getty imagessmoke afp/getty imagesa mcdonald people canyon fire orange october 9.josh edelson show caption expand cities housing ana lugo north bay organizing project lugo sheriff s office sgt spencer crum yvette escutia related articlesoctober greeley californians berthoud ophelia u.k ireland lighter affordable escutia it s tenants together gov jerry brown there elias jocelyn gecker janie har san santa santa rosa calif finzell a francisco a bay area rosa sonoma county we fire firefighters josh edelson oct elijah nouvelage afp/getty imagesfire coffey park beck justin sullivan getty imagesa getty imagesan tubbs fire northen napa getty imagescharred paradise ridge winery the press sullivan getty imagesfire getty imagesfirefighters david mcnew napa's silverado trail atlas fire rush october getty imagesthe signorello estate afp/getty imagesa jeff chiu edelson glen ellen afp/getty imagesflames josh edelson edelson ca october justin sullivan rich pedroncelli the associated pressflames rich pedroncelli afp/getty imagesthe multiple highway patrol golden gate division google earth mcnew foxtail court david mcnew afp/getty imagestopshot lugo the escutia homes burned destroyed businesses tens continue died neighborhood burning control counties.justin wind-driven region worst country history dozens left whip view infernos crews winds toll burns moves swept consumes counties lost engines killed sending expect structures percent rented twenty powerful region.josh region.justin shows house burn residents whipped hundreds homeless rent counties.josh reported bring rose western dog scorched rents flight edge living prices homeless.robyn enforcement month city crew group expensive live homeless.justin sit built neighbor finding bottom structure price community missing moved
BING NEWS:
- How climate change worsens heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and floods
This was the case with drought in southern Africa in early 2024. But heatwaves fuelled by climate change can worsen droughts by drying out soil. This makes the air above warm up more quickly ...
04/24/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link - As wildfires worsen, we must adapt
Last year’s record-breaking wildfires caused people to flee their homes and sent noxious smoke plumes across our borders. This year, Canadians are feeling deeply concerned about what is in store ...
04/14/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link - More
Welcome to Wopular
Wopular is an
online newspaper rack,
giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.
Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular,
MWB,
RottenTomatoes
MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site
- "Expendables 4" Starts Shooting This Fall, Says Randy Couture at the Arnold Sports Festival more
- “Expendables 4” Gets Funding Interest from “Ip Man 3” Financier more
- "Ip Man 3" Distributor Suspected of Box Office Fraud, Parent Company Loses $200M in Market Cap more
- Yen Targets "Ip Man 4" for 2018 Release; Discusses Film with Director, Producer more
- "Ip Man 3" Shatters Expectations with $72M Opening [China Box Office] more