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State College, Pa. -- November 14, 2008 -- AccuWeather.com reports the Santa Ana winds that developed on Thursday and will continue into Sunday have fueled a raging wildfire that has destroyed at least 100 homes in a celebrity enclave near Montecito, Calif. The Orange County city is flooded with cheap foreclosures, giving people previously priced out of the market the opportunity to buy homes that others have been forced to leave. Angelica Maciel used to drive through the oak-shaded streets of Santa Ana wondering if she'd ever be able to buy one of the charming little bungalows she so admired. DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (AP) - The Santa Ana winds are calmer so far today, and that's allowing firefighters to make gains on three destructive wildfires in southern California.