Rong-Gong Lin II is a metro reporter based in San Francisco who specializes in covering statewide earthquake safety issues and the COVID-19 pandemic. He won the California Newspaper Publishers Assn.’s Freedom of Information Award and the University of Florida’s Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Award. He was a finalist for the Ursula and Gilbert Farfel Prize for Excellence in Investigative Reporting and the Knight Award for Public Service. A San Francisco area native, he graduated from UC Berkeley in 2004.
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Foster Farms announced Saturday it would temporarily close one of a California poultry plant where a coronavirus outbreak has left eight workers dead.
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California health officials prepare for a potential third surge of coronavirus cases fueled by essential workers and young people.
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After 8 workers die of coronavirus, officials want Foster Farms plant closed
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Nearly 2,000 structures have burned across California, and fire officials say that number could swell.
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As the death toll from Northern California fires rose Monday, officials used a break in the weather to make progress against lightning-sparked blazes.
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Firefighters saw a welcome respite in dangerous fire weather with the cancellation of a red-flag warning for the Bay Area.
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Red-flag warnings have been issued for a segment of California from the Bay Area to Eureka, with more lightning and winds expected.
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The Guard and military have sent assistance amid a staffing shortage that has forced California fire officials to choose which areas to save and which to let burn.
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A million acres have burned in California since July. Sunday, a new weather system was developing with dry lightning and gusty winds.
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Santa Cruz fire agencies say they are not getting enough help from the state, which admits it is struggling with too many fires and not enough resources.