More than 13,000 firefighters throughout the state are battling record blazes that have darkened skies and forced 100,000 evacuations.

Wildfires east of Santa Clara Valley have burned through nearly 300,000 acres with only 10 percent containment today, per Cal Fire.

The latest news about the SCU and CZU fire complexes surrounding Santa Clara County, where some evacuation orders remain in effect.

In three major clusters, they darkened skies, forced thousands to flee home and pushed California’s firefighting capacity to the brink.

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and Kip Harkness, the head of the city’s emergency operations center, fielded questions from residents.

Cal Fire announced new evacuation orders for the eastern edge of Santa Clara County, where the SCU Complex keeps growing.

Mandatory evacuation orders remain in effect for the San Jose foothills, with an advisory issued for the city’s East Side.

The skies may have cleared up, but evacuation orders and advisories remain in effect today as the SCU Complex continues to rage.

Resident ordered to evacuate to escape the SCU Lightning Complex fire can find shelter at the Milpitas Library starting at 5pm.

While SJPD withholds footage from body cameras and helicopters, San Jose has been releasing security footage caught from outside City Hall.

While law enforcement may be getting fewer calls about family violence, community organizations have been inundated with pleas for help.

Nancy Nordland told police that they have the wrong suspect, reportedly asking: “Do I have a twin walking around somewhere?”

PG&E said blackouts would last just a few hours, but many San Jose residents said they were left without power for much longer than that.

D6 Councilwoman Dev Davis raised the most, with $81,341. Her opponent, Jake Tonkel, meanwhile, had the most individual donors.

Forecasters warned of dry lightning, but the storms that materialized before dawn today were stronger and wetter than anticipated. 

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