Hold Your Breath: The Bay Area's Air Quality Is Worse Than Beijing, Athens, or Mexico City

San Francisco Magazine Scott Lucas Courtesy Alvapics/Pixabay It's really bad. People are commuting to work wearing protective masks, and the air across the Bay Area has an ugly, almost tactile, sheen. Scattered reports indicates ash falling from the skies in San Francisco, as the ongoing fires in the North Bay turned our air quality terrible. It’s really bad. So, we turned to the data to see just how bad it actually is. Images and Captions: Schedule Date: Thursday, October 12, 2017 - 12:21