Cyrus Farivar
@cfarivar.bsky.social
"suh-ROOS" / سیروس
Sr. Director, Community Resilience Marketing
🔥🌲Fire Aside (http://fireaside.com)
🕵️ 20+ years in journalism (Forbes, NBC, and more)
🐻 4th-gen Californian // Oakland, CA
📥 [email protected]
📱 +1-341-758-0888 (mobile/Signal)
Sr. Director, Community Resilience Marketing
🔥🌲Fire Aside (http://fireaside.com)
🕵️ 20+ years in journalism (Forbes, NBC, and more)
🐻 4th-gen Californian // Oakland, CA
📥 [email protected]
📱 +1-341-758-0888 (mobile/Signal)
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Cyrus Farivar
@cfarivar.bsky.social
· Mar 20
After 3+ years at Forbes, Friday March 21 will be my last day.
After 20+ years of doing professional journalism, I’m moving on to a new challenge with @fireaside.bsky.social.
After 20+ years of doing professional journalism, I’m moving on to a new challenge with @fireaside.bsky.social.
Evacuation orders issued for some properties near wildfire burn areas in Los Angeles County
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Evacuation orders issued for some properties near wildfire burn areas in Los Angeles County
Evacuation orders were issued for high-risk properties near recent wildfire burn areas in Los Angeles County due to the threat of flooding and debris flows from a mid-November storm. The mandatory eva...
www.nbclosangeles.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Evacuation orders issued for some properties near wildfire burn areas in Los Angeles County
www.nbclosangeles.com/weather-news...
www.nbclosangeles.com/weather-news...
Authors -- you are entitled to a payment for the books of yours that Anthropic stole for its AI. It's about $1,500 per book. I just filed - you should too!
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com?_gl=1*1ersia....
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com?_gl=1*1ersia....
Homepage | Bartz v Anthropic Settlement Site
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Authors -- you are entitled to a payment for the books of yours that Anthropic stole for its AI. It's about $1,500 per book. I just filed - you should too!
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com?_gl=1*1ersia....
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com?_gl=1*1ersia....
Homepage | Bartz v Anthropic Settlement Site
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Authors -- you are entitled to a payment for the books of yours that Anthropic stole for its AI. It's about $1,500 per book. I just filed - you should too!
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com?_gl=1*1ersia....
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com?_gl=1*1ersia....
End of an era for my man @brianhofer.bsky.social !
His landmark work and vision features prominently in the later parts of my hit 2018 book, HABEAS DATA.
bsky.app/profile/cfar...
His landmark work and vision features prominently in the later parts of my hit 2018 book, HABEAS DATA.
bsky.app/profile/cfar...
2 Oakland privacy commissioners resign: ‘I felt like nothing I was doing mattered’ oaklandside.org/2025/11/12/o...
2 Oakland privacy commissioners resign: ‘I felt like nothing I was doing mattered’
Brian Hofer and Sean Everhart don’t think the city is doing enough to ensure residents’ privacy rights and protect itself from lawsuits.
oaklandside.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
End of an era for my man @brianhofer.bsky.social !
His landmark work and vision features prominently in the later parts of my hit 2018 book, HABEAS DATA.
bsky.app/profile/cfar...
His landmark work and vision features prominently in the later parts of my hit 2018 book, HABEAS DATA.
bsky.app/profile/cfar...
2 Oakland privacy commissioners resign: ‘I felt like nothing I was doing mattered’ oaklandside.org/2025/11/12/o...
2 Oakland privacy commissioners resign: ‘I felt like nothing I was doing mattered’
Brian Hofer and Sean Everhart don’t think the city is doing enough to ensure residents’ privacy rights and protect itself from lawsuits.
oaklandside.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
2 Oakland privacy commissioners resign: ‘I felt like nothing I was doing mattered’ oaklandside.org/2025/11/12/o...
Middle East Market adds cafe, building on its role as Berkeley’s Persian hub oaklandside.org/2025/11/13/m...
Middle East Market adds cafe, building on its role as Berkeley’s Persian hub
Father and son Hossein and Amir Razavi took over the Middle East Market a decade ago, and recently expanded to open an adjacent restaurant.
oaklandside.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Middle East Market adds cafe, building on its role as Berkeley’s Persian hub oaklandside.org/2025/11/13/m...
New OMCA exhibit shows why Native American communities practiced controlled burns oaklandside.org/2025/11/12/o...
New OMCA exhibit shows why Native American communities practiced controlled burns
“Good Fire: Tending Native Lands”explores how colonization and displacement of Indigenous groups have contributed to the decimation of healthy ecosystems throughout California.
oaklandside.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
New OMCA exhibit shows why Native American communities practiced controlled burns oaklandside.org/2025/11/12/o...
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An atmospheric river will bring heavy rainfall, likely with dangerous flooding and debris flows, to parts of Southern California today into the weekend.
A debris flow happens when normally dry soil becomes overly saturated, reaching a point where it turns to a liquid state and flows downhill.
A debris flow happens when normally dry soil becomes overly saturated, reaching a point where it turns to a liquid state and flows downhill.
November 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
An atmospheric river will bring heavy rainfall, likely with dangerous flooding and debris flows, to parts of Southern California today into the weekend.
A debris flow happens when normally dry soil becomes overly saturated, reaching a point where it turns to a liquid state and flows downhill.
A debris flow happens when normally dry soil becomes overly saturated, reaching a point where it turns to a liquid state and flows downhill.
Reposted by Cyrus Farivar
Expected impacts from this weekend's major SoCal storm--which now appears likely to feature widespread flood risk and also a few severe thunderstorms--continue to increase. I will have a blog post and YouTube livestream at a TBD time later today to discuss. #CAwx
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Expected impacts from this weekend's major SoCal storm--which now appears likely to feature widespread flood risk and also a few severe thunderstorms--continue to increase. I will have a blog post and YouTube livestream at a TBD time later today to discuss. #CAwx
As Missouri wildfire risk grows, regulators and utilities take ‘proactive’ steps on prevention and preparedness thebeaconnews.org/stories/2025...
As Missouri wildfire risk grows, regulators and utilities take ‘proactive’ steps on prevention and preparedness
Missouri may not be known as a wildfire-prone state, but there have been more than 2,700 this year. One culprit is power lines.
thebeaconnews.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
As Missouri wildfire risk grows, regulators and utilities take ‘proactive’ steps on prevention and preparedness thebeaconnews.org/stories/2025...
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"The escalating frequency and damage of catastrophic [wildland-urban] fires are accelerating faster than social systems can adapt, presenting disruptive and systemic risks. Among the most pressing: the destabilization of the insurance industry." 🔥
Wildfires have created instability within risk transfer markets. Here’s a path forward | PNAS
Wildfires have created instability within risk transfer markets. Here’s a path forward
www.pnas.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
"The escalating frequency and damage of catastrophic [wildland-urban] fires are accelerating faster than social systems can adapt, presenting disruptive and systemic risks. Among the most pressing: the destabilization of the insurance industry." 🔥
Pack Fire explodes in Mono County, California, forcing evacuations as storm threatens mudslides in the south
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Pack Fire explodes in Mono County, California, forcing evacuations as storm threatens mudslides in the south
A Pacific storm could help California crews battle the dangerous Pack Fire in Mono County, but it could also wreak havoc on fire-charred communities further south.
www.cbsnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Pack Fire explodes in Mono County, California, forcing evacuations as storm threatens mudslides in the south
www.cbsnews.com/news/pack-fi...
www.cbsnews.com/news/pack-fi...
Fast-moving blaze in California county prompts evacuations www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... via @nbcnews.com
Fast-moving blaze in picturesque California county damages 15 structures and prompts evacuations
The Pack Fire in Mono County, about 140 miles southeast of Sacramento, had grown to about 5.3 square miles by Thursday night.
www.nbcnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Fast-moving blaze in California county prompts evacuations www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... via @nbcnews.com
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I got to know this area pretty well because my wife did her dissertation research around here on invasive grasses, climate change precipitation shifts, and wildfire risk.
California’s getting soaked, but there’s still a wildfire across the Sierra Nevada with mandatory evacuations. My friend’s parents live just off Hwy 395 by Crowley Lake pictured below, right at the fire’s edge. 📸: CalFire
November 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I got to know this area pretty well because my wife did her dissertation research around here on invasive grasses, climate change precipitation shifts, and wildfire risk.
LA County launches investigation into State Farm over wildfire claims chaos www.foxla.com/news/la-coun...
LA County launches investigation into State Farm over wildfire claims chaos
Los Angeles County has launched an official investigation into State Farm's handling of insurance claims from the January 2025 Eaton and Palisades Fires.
www.foxla.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
LA County launches investigation into State Farm over wildfire claims chaos www.foxla.com/news/la-coun...
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A pair of notable storms will bring widespread & in some cases heavy rain along w/locally stronger wind gusts and isolated thunderstorms through this weekend. Snow levels will be very high, esp. initially, due to warm airmass, & SoCal will actually see more rain vs NorCal! #CAwx
November 13, 2025 at 3:49 AM
A pair of notable storms will bring widespread & in some cases heavy rain along w/locally stronger wind gusts and isolated thunderstorms through this weekend. Snow levels will be very high, esp. initially, due to warm airmass, & SoCal will actually see more rain vs NorCal! #CAwx
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NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
US firefighter detained on the job speaks out after deportation: ‘I feel betrayed’
Exclusive: Border patrol arrested José Bertin Cruz-Estrada while he was battling a wildfire in Washington. He is now in Mexico, separated from his family in Oregon
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
Reposted by Cyrus Farivar
Home insurance is getting less affordable, and less available, as insurers raise prices and pull back from areas with extreme weather. That's forcing families across the country to make tough choices. n.pr/47QGKwH
It's harder to get home insurance. That's changing communities across the U.S.
Home insurance is getting less affordable, and less available, as insurers raise prices and pull back from areas with extreme weather. That's forcing families across the country to make tough choices.
n.pr
November 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Home insurance is getting less affordable, and less available, as insurers raise prices and pull back from areas with extreme weather. That's forcing families across the country to make tough choices. n.pr/47QGKwH
Officials in Bend warn Trump’s policies could hinder wildfire prevention work
Read more at: bendbulletin.com/2025/11/11/o...
Read more at: bendbulletin.com/2025/11/11/o...
Bend warns Trump's policies could hinder wildfire prevention
Policies by the Trump administration are putting communities at increased risk for wildfire because federal funding for fuels treatment work is becoming more difficult to obtain.
bendbulletin.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Officials in Bend warn Trump’s policies could hinder wildfire prevention work
Read more at: bendbulletin.com/2025/11/11/o...
Read more at: bendbulletin.com/2025/11/11/o...
Wildfire mitigation in New Mexico is down 53% since Trump took office
sfreporter.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The legendary @superwuster.bsky.social is speaking tmrw Nov 12 7pm at the Central Library in downtown LA, and there's a livestream option too!
lfla.org/event/the-ag...
lfla.org/event/the-ag...
The Age of Extraction: Tim Wu in conversation with Mohammad Tajsar - Library Foundation of Los Angeles
The Age of Extraction: Tim Wu in conversation with Mohammad Tajsar %
lfla.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The legendary @superwuster.bsky.social is speaking tmrw Nov 12 7pm at the Central Library in downtown LA, and there's a livestream option too!
lfla.org/event/the-ag...
lfla.org/event/the-ag...
Reposted by Cyrus Farivar
NEW: Rad Power Bikes has told employees it will go out of business in January without new funding.
The company said in a staff email that it had a "very promising" option to stay alive, but whatever that was, it fell apart.
Story with @kirstenkorosec.bsky.social
techcrunch.com/2025/11/10/r...
The company said in a staff email that it had a "very promising" option to stay alive, but whatever that was, it fell apart.
Story with @kirstenkorosec.bsky.social
techcrunch.com/2025/11/10/r...
Rad Power Bikes faces shutdown in January without new funding | TechCrunch
The company is "still fighting to find ways to continue" according to an email viewed by TechCrunch.
techcrunch.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
NEW: Rad Power Bikes has told employees it will go out of business in January without new funding.
The company said in a staff email that it had a "very promising" option to stay alive, but whatever that was, it fell apart.
Story with @kirstenkorosec.bsky.social
techcrunch.com/2025/11/10/r...
The company said in a staff email that it had a "very promising" option to stay alive, but whatever that was, it fell apart.
Story with @kirstenkorosec.bsky.social
techcrunch.com/2025/11/10/r...
This year @fireaside.bsky.social 's partner agencies identified nearly 23,000 combustible doormats, and those inspectors helped residents to take quick and easy action.
A fireproof doormat is a great daily reminder of how incremental changes can scale to remove risk. We're now giving them away!
A fireproof doormat is a great daily reminder of how incremental changes can scale to remove risk. We're now giving them away!
November 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
This year @fireaside.bsky.social 's partner agencies identified nearly 23,000 combustible doormats, and those inspectors helped residents to take quick and easy action.
A fireproof doormat is a great daily reminder of how incremental changes can scale to remove risk. We're now giving them away!
A fireproof doormat is a great daily reminder of how incremental changes can scale to remove risk. We're now giving them away!
Reposted by Cyrus Farivar
🔗 Read more: www.gov.ca.gov/2025/11/06/e...
Environmental leaders, fire practitioners applaud California’s efforts to expand beneficial fire this Fall | Governor of California
www.gov.ca.gov
November 7, 2025 at 1:21 AM
🔗 Read more: www.gov.ca.gov/2025/11/06/e...
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Since my executive order last week to increase prescribed burns for wildfire prevention, California State Parks has done a series of beneficial fires.
While most of our forests are supposed to be federally managed, we're filling the void as the Trump Administration continues to be MIA.
While most of our forests are supposed to be federally managed, we're filling the void as the Trump Administration continues to be MIA.
November 7, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Since my executive order last week to increase prescribed burns for wildfire prevention, California State Parks has done a series of beneficial fires.
While most of our forests are supposed to be federally managed, we're filling the void as the Trump Administration continues to be MIA.
While most of our forests are supposed to be federally managed, we're filling the void as the Trump Administration continues to be MIA.