A view of the Oakland skyline is seen through dense haze from the hills of Berkeley, Calif., on Monday, Dec.19, 2022. Today was a Spare the Air alert, which Bay Area Air Quality Management District officials extended through Tuesday. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
A stagnant cloud of smoke-filled air continues to pollute parts of the Bay Area creating unhealthy breathing conditions despite a Christmas ban on wood fires.
Air quality index readings remained above 100 in much of the Bay Area. Parts of East San Jose, Alameda, Fremont and Oakland surged above 150, by Sunday morning, according to Purple Air, a real-time
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