With the North Bay fires raging (Born and raised in Santa Rosa, but please don’t hold that place responsible for why I’m such a shitty person.), all eyes were on the air quality to see if it would be safe for fans to sit in for four hours and for student-athletes to heavily exert themselves when the California Golden Bears played the Washington State Cougars. The game went on as proceeded, but Rusty Simmons of the SF Chronicle reported after the game that the Bay Area Air Quality Management District were adamantly opposed to the game taking place, but their protests fell upon deaf ears.
Pac-12 fines Cal for fans rushing the field after dismissing air quality concerns
