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110°F and Wildfires? California’s Central Coast Faces Extreme Danger This Week
SAN FRANCISCO — Issued by the National Weather Service at 10:45 PM PDT on September 30, 2024. Intense Heat and Fire Danger Grips Bay Area and Central Coast. The Bay Area and parts of the Central Coast are bracing for hazardous weather this week as the National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning and Fire Weather Watch. With temperatures expected to climb to 110°F in some areas, residents across North Bay, Santa Lucia, Santa Cruz Mountains, and the South Bay are urged to prepare for dangerously hot conditions.
San Leandro home catches fire Monday night
(KRON) — Crews responded to a fire at a San Leandro home on Monday night, the Alameda County Fire Department said. The fire happened on the 900 block of Williams Street. A single-story home is “well-involved,” ACFD said. Other buildings are exposed to the flames. Nobody was injured, but two families were displaced. The cause […]
‘Scorching hot’ temperatures in Autumn, excessive heat warning issued
(KRON) – It may be Autumn, but the weather did not get that memo. An excessive heat warning is currently active until 11 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. KRON4 meteorologist John Shrable said temperatures are set to be “scorching hot.” The NWS said these weather conditions are “dangerously hot.” Inland temperatures […]
Hundreds of veterans expected at 2nd annual Stand Down event in Santa Clara Co.
Santa Clara County is getting ready to host hundreds of men and women who have served.This week, the county's Office of Veterans Services will host their second annual Stand Down event at the Fairgrounds.The free three-day resource fair is designed to support veterans and their families.PREVIOUS: Veterans will be connected to these key resources at Santa Clara Co.'s first 'Stand Down' eventOn July 8th and 9th, more than 50 providers will offer free food, haircuts, mental services, legal services, and more to veterans at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. Here's what to know.Carissa Hardee is a Veteran Services Representative."It's important...
Man credits San Jose Conservation Corps with transforming his life
High up in the Saratoga foothills, Richard Suarez Valdez is finding his future.His chainsaw buzzes away, part of a project by Valdez's crew from the San Jose Conservation Corps is to clear out overgrown brush from a county park."So, we're just trying to push it back from the road and make a fire break right here," he said, stopping briefly.Valdez works at a fast pace. But it's not just this road through the mountains that is being cleared. With each new cut, his own path forward seems to be a little less tangled too."I looked at it, and it looked really...
California can invest in climate resilience now, or Bay Area can pay price later
“And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry years. It was always that way,” John Steinbeck wrote in “The Grapes of Wrath.” California’s climate is enjoying a rich spell. We’ve been blessed with two consecutive wet years. Our reservoirs are mostly full and the horrors of the 2017-2021 drought-fueled wildfire...
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