Smog, Smoke Prompt Spare the Air Alert for Weekend

Continued smoke from Northern California wildfires, along with pollution from cars, has prompted the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to issue a Spare the Air Alert for Sunday.

Air quality is forecast to be unhealthy around the region on Sunday and officials with the district warned that if the smell of smoke is present, Bay Area residents should stay inside if possible.

The district also urged the public to stay off the roads this weekend.

“The millions of vehicles