The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. October 14, 2008 10,000 Acres Burn in California Wildfire ---------------------------------------- And in California, 800 county and state firefighters are battling two wildfires in the San Fernando Valley near Los Angeles. The fire has already burned 10,000 acres. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. .