An autumn heat wave that is roasting California is expected to reach its peak on Saturday, raising concerns about wildfires and power outages. As high temperatures were ranging from the low 100s in Southern California to the 90s in the normally more temperate San Francisco Bay Area on Friday, National Weather Service forecasters warned that some high-temperature records could fall Saturday. They said LA’s Woodland Hills neighborhood could surpass 108 degrees. A high-pressure system extending over the western part of the country, along with Santa Ana winds that blow across deserts and down mountain canyons before arriving in Southern California, are generating the sweltering conditions. By mid-afternoon Friday, it was 99 degrees in Long Beach, the same as the temperature in Death Valley, California, which calls itself the hottest place on the planet. The hot temperatures, dry and windy conditions are triggering […]