Bay Area school bus drivers wanted: Must like kids, no prior experience needed
Posted on August 8, 2019
Bus driver Tim McGinnis, inspects his bus before starting his route at the San Jose Unified School District bus yard in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Bus drivers warm up their buses before beginning their routs at the San Jose Unified School District bus yard in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Bus driver Tim McGinnis, starts his bus up at the San Jose Unified School District bus yard in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Substitute van driver Diana Castro, left, receives keys from Leticia Hernandez, right, before starting her route at the San Jose Unified School District bus yard in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Leticia Hernandez, organizes drivers names and routes on a white board at the San Jose Unified School District bus yard in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Rex Fuentes adjust a mirror on a bus at the San Jose Unified School District bus yard in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Light are turned on inside a bus at the San Jose Unified School District bus yard in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
School buses are photographed at the San Jose Unified School District bus yard in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Bus driver Tim McGinnis, is photographed outside of his bus at the San Jose Unified School District bus yard in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Bus drivers warm up their buses before beginning their routs at the San Jose Unified School District bus yard in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
School buses are photographed at the San Jose Unified School District bus yard in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Manager Corrin Reynolds, right, is photographed inside of a bus at the San Jose Unified School District bus yard in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Bus driver Isabel Iorizzo, runs some test on her bus before starting her route at the San Jose Unified School District bus yard in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
A school bus is photographed leaving the San Jose Unified School District bus yard in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
A San Quentin Prison culinary program and its restaurant-ready inmates
Posted on August 8, 2019
Top chefs from Bay Area restaurants donate their time and expertise to help incarcerated men land jobs.
Ron Simmons, left, stirs a sauce while Tim Fielder, right, looks on during a class of the Quentin Cooks program at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. The all-volunteer program, brings chefs and inmates together to teach inmates how to work in a commercial kitchen. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Derry “Brother D” Brown slices an onion during a class of the Quentin Cooks program at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. The all-volunteer program, brings chefs and inmates together to teach inmates how to work in a commercial kitchen. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Barbed wire is seen through a window behind the silhouette of Kerry Rudd during a class of the Quentin Cooks program at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. The all-volunteer program, brings chefs and inmates together to teach inmates how to work in a commercial kitchen. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Derry “Brother D” Brown, left, laughs next to Lisa Dombroski, center, during a class of the Quentin Cooks program at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. The all-volunteer program, brings chefs and inmates together to teach inmates how to work in a commercial kitchen. Dombroski is a co-founder of the program. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Tim Fielder, right, taste a broth, while chef Huw Thornton, left, watches during a class of the Quentin Cooks program at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. The all-volunteer program, brings chefs and inmates together to teach inmates how to work in a commercial kitchen. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
A dough is mixed during a class of the Quentin Cooks program at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. The all-volunteer program, brings chefs and inmates together to teach inmates how to work in a commercial kitchen. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Ron Simmons stirs a sauce during a class of the Quentin Cooks program at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. The all-volunteer program, brings chefs and inmates together to teach inmates how to work in a commercial kitchen. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Kerry Rudd, right, and chef Adelaar Rogers, left, makes noodles during a class of the Quentin Cooks program at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. The all-volunteer program, brings chefs and inmates together to teach inmates how to work in a commercial kitchen. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Handmade gnocchi with trumpet mushrooms, top, and pasta with bolognese sauce and grilled asparagus topped with a mixture of roasted pine nuts and pistachios, bottom, are placed on table during a class of the Quentin Cooks program at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. The all-volunteer program, brings chefs and inmates together to teach inmates how to work in a commercial kitchen. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Chef Huw Thornton, walks into San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. Thornton is one of the volunteer chefs that’s part of the Quentin Cooks program that brings chefs and inmates together to teach inmates how to work in a commercial kitchen. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Ron Simmons, right, and Phillip Sims, left, get their chef robes ready for the graduation diner of the Quentin Cooks program at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The all-volunteer program, brings chefs and inmates together to teach inmates how to work in a commercial kitchen. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Phillip Sims, a student in the Quentin Cooks program, serves food to guest during graduation dinner at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The all-volunteer program, brings chefs and inmates together to teach inmates how to work in a commercial kitchen. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Chef Huw Thornton gives instructions to some of his students of the Quentin Cooks program at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The all-volunteer program, brings chefs and inmates together to teach inmates how to work in a commercial kitchen. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Ron Simmons, left, and Phillip Sims, right, eat some of the food they cooked during the graduation dinner of the Quentin Cooks program at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The all-volunteer program, brings chefs and inmates together to teach inmates how to work in a commercial kitchen. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
A menu provided for the graduation dinner of the Quentin Cooks program at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The all-volunteer program, brings chefs and inmates together to teach inmates how to work in a commercial kitchen. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Kerry Rudd, left, talks to attendees of the graduation dinner of the Quentin Cooks program at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The all-volunteer program, brings chefs and inmates together to teach inmates how to work in a commercial kitchen. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Alvis Tayor, left, Phillip Sims, center, and Freddie Grigsby, right, get their chef robes ready before graduation dinner of the Quentin Cooks program at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The all-volunteer program, brings chefs and inmates together to teach inmates how to work in a commercial kitchen. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Beef short rib with vegetables was one of the dishes prepared for the graduation dinner of the Quentin Cooks program at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The all-volunteer program, brings chefs and inmates together to teach inmates how to work in a commercial kitchen. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Shrimp prepared during graduation dinner of the Quentin Cooks program is placed on a table at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The all-volunteer program, brings chefs and inmates together to teach inmates how to work in a commercial kitchen. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Derry “Brother D” Brown, smiles as he goes to pick up his completion certificate and Food Handler Certificate from the Marin County Department of Public Health after graduation dinner of the Quentin Cooks program at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The all-volunteer program, brings chefs and inmates together to teach inmates how to work in a commercial kitchen. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Derry “Brother D” Brown looks down at his completion certificate while chef Huw Thornton, right, talks to attendees of the graduation dinner of the Quentin Cooks program at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The all-volunteer program, brings chefs and inmates together to teach inmates how to work in a commercial kitchen. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Kerry Rudd shows off his certificate of recognition for completing the Quentin Cooks program at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The all-volunteer program, brings chefs and inmates together to teach inmates how to work in a commercial kitchen. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
San Jose Sharks versus Los Angeles Kings
Posted on February 1, 2019
Los Angeles Kings’ Dion Phaneuf (3), left, shoves San Jose Sharks’ Timo Meier (28), right, during the first period of their game at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
San Jose Sharks’ Tomas Hertl (48), left, celebrates after scoring on the Los Angeles Kings during the second period of their game at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Los Angeles Kings captain Anze Kopitar (11), left, scores on San Jose Sharks’ Martin Jones (31), center, during the second period of their game at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
San Jose Sharks’ Tomas Hertl (48) celebrates with his teammates after scoring on the Los Angeles Kings during the second period of their game at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Los Angeles Kings’ Tyler Toffoli (73), right, tries to skate away San Jose Sharks captain Joe Pavelski (8), left, and teammate Erik Karlsson (65), center, during the second period of their game at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
San Jose Sharks’ Barclay Goodrow (23), center, gets between Los Angeles Kings players and his teammate during the second period of their game at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
San Jose Sharks’ Logan Couture (39) was open ice checked between Los Angeles Kings’ Sean Walker (61), right, and teammate Jake Muzzin (6), left, during the third period of their game at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Los Angeles Kings’ Drew Doughty (8) gets down on one knee after San Jose Sharks’ Joe Thornton (19) scores the game sealing goal during the third period of their game at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. The Sharks would go on to win the game 3-1 versus the Kings. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
San Jose Sharks’ Timo Meier (28), right, skates with the puck during the third period of their game versus the Los Angeles Kings at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. The Sharks would go on to win the game 3-1 versus the Kings. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
San Jose Sharks’ Joonas Donskoi (27), center, falls down while attempting to get the puck during the third period of their game versus the Los Angeles Kings at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
San Jose Sharks’ Joe Thornton (19), left, fist bumps teammate Erik Karlsson (65), right, after scoring versus the Los Angeles Kings during the third period of their game at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. The Sharks would go on to win the game 3-1 versus the Kings. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
San Jose Sharks players look on as Los Angeles Kings’ Jake Muzzin (6) takes a shot during the third period of their game at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
San Jose Sharks’ Brent Burns (88) takes a shot during the third period of their game versus the Los Angeles Kings at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Los Angeles Kings’ Dustin Brown (23) is photographed during the third period of his teams game versus the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
San Jose Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer, center, looks up during the second period of his teams game versus the Los Angeles Kings at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
San Jose Sharks’ Joe Thornton (19) is photographed during the third period of his teams game versus the Los Angeles Kings at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Trump’s tariffs help Gilroy garlic but hurt other crops
Posted on February 1, 2019
Harald Vaernes, operations manager at Christopher Ranch, holds up a clove of garlic in Gilroy, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Garlic sprouts are photographed on land that belongs to Christopher Ranch in Gilroy, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Ken Christopher, executive vice president of Christopher Ranch, is photographed in Gilroy, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Rows of garlic are photographed on land that belongs to Christopher Ranch in Gilroy, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Workers clean and sort garlic at Christopher Ranch in Gilroy, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Water drip on garlic cloves at Christopher Ranch in Gilroy, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Garlic cloves are sorted out before being packaged at Christopher Ranch in Gilroy, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Harald Vaernes, operations manager at Christopher Ranch, pulls out a clove of garlic in Gilroy, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Ken Christopher, executive vice president of Christopher Ranch, is photographed holding up two pieces of garlic in Gilroy, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Garlic cloves are sorted out at Christopher Ranch in Gilroy, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Garlic cloves are photographed at Christopher Ranch in Gilroy, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Workers box garlic at Christopher Ranch in Gilroy, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Workers box garlic at Christopher Ranch in Gilroy, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Golden State Warriors versus Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas day
Posted on February 1, 2019
Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant (35) is photographed before his teams game versus the Los Angeles Lakers at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) gives teammate Kevon Looney (5) a high five during pre-game introductions before the teams game versus the Los Angeles Lakers at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Los Angeles Lakers’ Lonzo Ball (2), left, dribbles passed Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson (11), center, during the third quarter of their game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James (23), right, is guarded by Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green (23), left, during the third quarter of their game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Los Angeles Lakers’ Kyle Kuzma (0), center, tries to keep the ball away from Golden State Warriors defenders during the third quarter of their game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Los Angeles Lakers’ Kyle Kuzma (0), right, drives to the basket while being guarded by Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant (35), left, during the third quarter of their game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James (23) after being called for a foul during the third quarter of their game versus the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30), right, gives teammate Kevin Durant (35), right, a high five after being fouled during the third quarter of their game versus the Los Angeles Lakers at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James (23) looks to be in pain during the third quarter of their game versus the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30), right, and teammate Kevon Looney (5), left, try and get around a screen from Los Angeles Lakers’ Ivica Zubac (40), center, as Lakers’ Lonzo Ball (2) dribbles the basketball during the first quarter of their game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James (23), center, drives to the basket while guarded by Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant (35), right, during the first quarter of their game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant (35), right, sticks his tongue out while guarding Los Angeles Lakers’ Brandon Ingram (14), left, during the first quarter of their game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30), center, pump fakes Los Angeles Lakers’ Tyson Chandler (5), left, during the first quarter of their game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30), right, takes a shot over Los Angeles Lakers’ Lonzo Ball (2), center, during the first quarter of their game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Golden State Warriors’ Kevon Looney (5), left, scores a layup while being guarded by Los Angeles Lakers’ Tyson Chandler (5), right, during the first quarter of their game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson (11), center, dribbles through a pair of Los Angeles Lakers defenders during the first quarter of their game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant (35) after a foul during the first quarter of their game versus the Los Angeles Lakers at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson (11), center, makes a pass between Los Angeles Lakers’ Ivica Zubac (40), left, and LeBron James (23), right, during the first quarter of their game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James (23), left, makes a pass over Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green (23) during the first quarter of their game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30), left, scores a layup while being guarded by Los Angeles Lakers’ Brandon Ingram (14), center, during the first quarter of their game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James (23), left, is guarded by Golden State Warriors’ Kevon Looney (5), right, during the first quarter of their game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green (23), center, grimaces in pain after getting fouled by a Los Angeles Clippers defender during the second quarter of their game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30), right, dribbles passed Los Angeles Lakers’ Lonzo Ball (2), left, during the first quarter of their game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Golden State Warriors’ Jordan Bell (2) sits on the bench before his teams game versus the Los Angeles Lakers at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers fans show up for the Christmas Day matchup between both teams at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Deadly Camp Fire ravages Butte County
Posted on February 1, 2019
Daniel Woida holds a dog he rescued outside of a shelter at the Butte County Fairgrounds in Gridley, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. Many evacuees of the deadly Camp Fire came to the shelter. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Elaine Smith, left, sits next to her dog Panda, right, outside of a shelter at the Butte County Fairgrounds in Gridley, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. Many evacuees of the deadly Camp Fire came to the shelter. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
A bus that was burned during the Camp Fire is photographed on the side of Skyway in Paradise, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
A bus that was burned during the Camp Fire is photographed on the side of Skyway in Paradise, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Abandoned cars that were burned during the Camp Fire are photographed on Skyway in Paradise, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
A heart shaped garden decoration is placed on the side of home on Clark Road in Paradise, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Abandoned cars that were burned during the Camp Fire are photographed on Skyway in Paradise, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Members of the community show up to a meeting at the Laxson Auditorium on the Chico State campus on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. State and local officials held the meeting to update the public on the Camp Fire. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Craig Wilcox, left, hugs Elaina McReynolds, right, after a community meeting at the Laxson Auditorium on the Chico State campus on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. Wilcox is from Concow, Calif., and says his house burned down during the Camp Fire. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Members of the community show up to a meeting at the Laxson Auditorium on the Chico State campus on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. State and local officials held the meeting to update the public on the Camp Fire. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
An American flag is photographed through the window of a car that was burned during the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
A tree is photographed outside Paradise, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
A power line pole hangs over Pearson Road in Paradise, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Archeologist with the Human Identification Laboratory sort through fire rubble to try and find victims of the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Jessica Curry, right, a grad student with the Human Identification Laboratory sorts threw fire rubble to try and find victims of the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Archeologist with the Human Identification Laboratory sort through fire rubble to try and find victims of the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
A cadaver dog and law enforcement officials search through ruble from the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif., on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
A cadaver dog and law enforcement officials search through ruble from the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif., on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
A cat who died during the Camp Fire is photographed in Paradise, Calif., on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Tombstones are photographed at the Paradise Cemetery District in Paradise, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. The Camp Fire burned near but the cemetery was not harmed during the blaze. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
An oxygen tank and blanket are photographed in front of the home of Ernest Foss in Paradise, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. Foss, who grew up in the Bay Area, was one of the victims of the Camp Fire. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
The sunrise is photographed in Paradise, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Governor of California Jerry Brown, left, FEMA administrator Brock Long, center, watch U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, right, go through school work that was recovered from Paradise Elementary in Paradise, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke is photographed holding a school work that was recovered from Paradise Elementary in Paradise, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
A carousel horse horse is photographed in front of the home of Ernest Foss in Paradise, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. Foss, who grew up in the Bay Area, was one of the victims of the Camp Fire. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Krystin Harvey wipes her face in Paradise, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. Harvey and her family chose not to evacuate during the Camp Fire. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
A burned jar in the shape of a house is photographed in the home of Ernest Foss in Paradise, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. Foss, who grew up in the Bay Area, was one of the victims of the Camp Fire. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Man fights Camp Fire and saves 90-year-old mother in Paradise
Posted on February 1, 2019
Brad Weldon and his friend Michiel McCrary chose not to evacuate during the Camp Fire and fought off flames and kept Brad’s home and his 90-year-old mother safe.
Brad Weldon stands near the intersection of Skyway and Lisa Lane asking for gas and water in Paradise, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. Weldon stayed back and fought off the deadly Camp Fire. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Brad Weldon, right, and his mother Norma, left, are photographed during an interview in Paradise, Calif., on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. Brad and friend Michiel McCrary chose not to evacuate during the Camp Fire and fought off flames and kept Brad’s home and his 90-year-old mother safe. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Norma Weldon, 90, lays in bed in her son Brad’s home in Paradise, Calif., on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. Brad and friend Michiel McCrary chose not to evacuate during the Camp Fire and fought off flames and kept Brad’s home and his mother safe. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Brad Weldon is photographed outside of his home in Paradise, Calif., on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. Weldon and friend Michiel McCrary chose not to evacuate during the Camp Fire and fought off flames and kept Brad’s home and his 90-year-old mother safe. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Brad Weldon points at a burned car in his neighborhood in Paradise, Calif., on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. Weldon and friend Michiel McCrary chose not to evacuate during the Camp Fire and fought off flames and kept Brad’s home and his 90-year-old mother safe. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Brad Weldon opens his freezer in his home in Paradise, Calif., on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. Weldon and friend Michiel McCrary chose not to evacuate during the Camp Fire and fought off flames and kept Brad’s home and his 90-year-old mother safe. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Brad Weldon opens his cabinet with supplies in his home in Paradise, Calif., on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. Weldon and friend Michiel McCrary chose not to evacuate during the Camp Fire and fought off flames and kept Brad’s home and his 90-year-old mother safe. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Brad Weldon lifts the tarp from his pool behind his home in Paradise, Calif., on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. Brad and friend Michiel McCrary used water from the pool to fight the flames from the Camp Fire and kept Brad’s home and his 90-year-old mother safe. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Brad Weldon is photographed near the area where he fought flames off during Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif., on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. Brad and friend Michiel McCrary chose not to evacuate during the Camp Fire and fought off flames and kept Brad’s home and his 90-year-old mother safe. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Brad Weldon is photographed during an interview in Paradise, Calif., on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. Weldon and friend Michiel McCrary chose not to evacuate during the Camp Fire and fought off flames and kept Brad’s home and his 90-year-old mother safe. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
Brad Weldon is photographed with his shotgun during an interview in Paradise, Calif., on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. Weldon and friend Michiel McCrary chose not to evacuate during the Camp Fire and fought off flames and kept Brad’s home and his 90-year-old mother safe. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)
