Fire Update

In northern Orange County, 10,475 acres burned, 150 homes lost to the flames. Winds are calm here in Irvine this morning, but forecast calls for more Santa Ana winds as the sun comes up. This is a by-product of suburban encroachment into the brush covered foothills in Orange, San Diego, and L.A. counties. The more development, the more houses there are to burn.

While we are not threatened by these fires (unlike last year, when one fire came within a mile of our house), we have an odd connection to this story. Three of our favorite golf courses have been affected. Green River in Corona, Black Gold in Yorba Linda ( clubhouse destroyed), and Birch Hills in Brea have been, or remain in the path of the flames.

LA Times story: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ocfire16-2008nov16,0,339111.story

- Don