Archive for May, 2009
Filmmaker Ramin Bahrani on The Marketplace of Ideas
This week on The Marketplace of Ideas, Colin Marshall talks to Iranian-American filmmaker Ramin Bahrani, director of the critically-acclaimed films Man Push Cart, Chop Shop and the new Goodbye Solo, the tale of a Senegalese Winston-Salem cab driver and his uncommonly taciturn, self-destructive Southern passenger. Roger Ebert has called Bahrani [...]
Jesusita Monday Morning Update
Jesusita Fire Fact Sheet as of May 11, 2009 at 0800 (8:00 A.M.) Fire Status: • 8,733 acres burned • 70% contained • Damage assessment teams have been working in the field providing more accurate survey numbers. Assessment to date: 77 homes destroyed, 22 homes damaged; 60 outbuildings destroyed and 69 outbuildings [...]
Jesusita Facts Update Sunday 9:30 p.m.
Fire Status: • 8,733 acres burned • 65% contained • Damage assessment in progress – initial estimate of 77 homes destroyed, 22 homes have been damaged, 60 outbuildings destroyed and 69 outbuildings damaged • Approximately 145 properties evacuated (mandatory evacuation orders); affects approx. 362 people • More than 3,900 [...]
Jesusita Sunday Night: More Evacuations Lifted
EFFECTIVE AT 9:00 PM –THE CURRENT MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDERS IN EFFECT HAVE BEEN DOWNGRADED TO AN EVACUATION WARNING. RESIDENTS ARE FREE TO RETURN TO THEIR HOMES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: • TUNNEL ROAD NORTH OF MONTROSE, PALAMINO ROAD NORTH OF WILLIAMS WAY, SAN ROQUE ROAD NORTH OF THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT AN [...]
Jesusita: San Marcos Pass Re-Opening
EFFECTIVE AT 6:00 PM – HWY 154 WILL OPEN ENTIRELY FOR NORMAL TWO-WAY TRAFFIC AT 6:00PM. ALL MOTORISTS ARE REMINDED TO BE AWARE OF FIRE EQUIPMENT OPERATING ON HWY 154 (SAN MARCOS PASS). THERE WILL BE AN ESPECIALLY HIGH VOLUME OF SLOW-MOVING FIRE EQUIPMENT DURING THE EARLY MORNING COMMUTE HOURS. PLEASE EXPECT LONG DELAYS ON HWY 154. THE [...]
Jesusita Update: Sunday, May 10, 6:45 p.m.
This update includes notes from today's 5 p.m. news conference, a notice about the fire investigation progress, and phone numbers of utility companies for people needing to reconnect services. Notes from the 5 p.m. press conference: --Most of the southern and western perimeters have been contained, meaning a fire break has been established to [...]
Jesusita Evacuation Changes Sunday Morning
Effective at 10 a.m., Sunday, May 10, 2009: All previous evacuation warnings are now lifted. The current mandatory evacuation orders in effect have been downgraded to an evacuation warning EXCEPT for the following areas: • Tunnel Road North of Montrose, Palamino Road North of Williams Way, San Roque North of the Water Treatment [...]
Jesusita Fact Sheet: Sunday Morning
Fire Status: • 8,733 acres burned • 55% contained • Damage assessment in progress – initial estimate of 31 homes destroyed, 47 homes have been damaged and 2 outbuildings destroyed • Approximately 140 properties evacuated (mandatory evacuation orders); affects approx. 350 people • More than 3,850 properties under evacuation [...]
Jesusita Fire Stats: Sat, May 9, 2009 8:30 p.m.
Fire Status: • 8,733 acres burned • 40% contained • Damage assessment in progress – initial estimate of 31 homes destroyed, 47 homes have been damaged and 2 outbuildings damaged • Approximately 5,894 properties evacuated (mandatory evacuation orders); affects approx. 14,735 people • More than 17,787 properties under evacuation [...]
Jesusita Fire: How to Clean Up
PROTECT OUR CREEKS Preferred methods for cleanup of ash on the ground and driveway: To conserve water and protect local water quality, please avoid hosing ash down gutters and into storm drains. Instead, we recommend sweeping ash into nearby landscaped areas or picking it up and placing it into the trash. While doing so, wear the appropriate [...]
