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Coastal flooding due to high tides near the Bayshore: NWS
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood advisory for the bayside shorelines of San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay. The advisory is active Tuesday and will end at 11 p.m. on Wednesday. The bulk of the advisory is for San Francisco, Napa, Cloverdale and San Jose. According to […]
Extreme heat prompts PG&E to shut off power in North Bay
SANTA ROSA, Calif. - The extreme heat pounding the Bay Area prompted PG&E to shut off power early Tuesday morning to parts of the North Bay. The utility, which had warned residents over the weekend that this preventive power shutoff would occur as temperatures soared past 100 degrees, deactivated their power lines in parts of Solano, Napa and Lake counties about 1 a.m.
Crews working to contain Toll Fire in Napa County; evacuation warnings remain
Cal Fire crews responded to a wind-driven fire in Napa County on Tuesday that was near the community of Calistoga.Cal Fire named it the Toll Fire and said about 50 acres had burned as of 12:16 p.m. The fire was burning in a southwest direction and firefighters were using seven fixed-wing aircraft and three helicopters to fight the fire. The total number of personnel on the fire was 300. By 4:30 p.m., crews had stopped the fire's forward progress and worked containment to 10%. Cal Fire said they also mapped the acreage better and updated the acres burned to 40. Around 5:30...
Where to find SF Bay Area July 4th parades, festivals and fireworks shows
July 4th festivities will be held across the Bay Area this week through the actual holiday on Thursday with parades, festivals and fireworks shows.Below is a rundown of confirmed events:PARADES AND PICNICSAlameda 10 a.m. The annual July 4th parade returns. There will be additional July 4th festivities held at the USS Hornet starting at 10 a.m. Event infoAmerican Canyon This year's parade starts at 3 p.m. at American Canyon Road and Elliot Drive, traveling north on Elliot Drive to Benton Way, ending at Community Park II where there will be a celebration with food trucks, live music and other activities. Event...
National Weather Service issues extreme weather warning for Bay Area
San Francisco’s Department of Emergency Management says that while the whole city is under a heat advisory warning, the neighborhoods that will be most impacted include the Mission, the Tenderloin, Bayview, SOMA, and Chinatown. Temperatures will be even higher inland and in other parts of the Bay: Brentwood is...
Bay Area heat wave could be 'deadly, historic' as parts of region face extreme weather next few days
Parts of the Bay Area will be experiencing triple digit heat for several days this week beginning on Tuesday.On Tuesday afternoon, the National Weather Service said the Bay Area is headed into "an exceptionally dangerous situation" with the triple-digit heat wave."An exceptionally dangerous situation is underway as we enter a potentially deadly, historic, and prolonged heat event. Protect yourself during excessive heat and stay," the NWS tweeted on X.An exceptionally dangerous situation is underway as we enter a potentially deadly, historic, and prolonged heat event. Protect yourself during excessive heat and stay #WeatherReady. https://t.co/alBAaph8rU pic.twitter.com/jXSZqTNdfi— NWS Bay Area 🌉 (@NWSBayArea)...
Transient pushes woman into California commuter train, killing her
A homeless man allegedly pushed a 74-year-old woman into an arriving San Francisco Bay Area commuter train, killing her, police said Tuesday. Authorities with Bay Area Rapid Transit, better known as BART, said in a statement that the woman hit her head on the train and fell onto the platform in downtown San Francisco. She […]
‘Everything rests on this’: Will taxpayers loan Bay Area counties $20B to fix housing?
With state and federal funds drying up, banks lending less, and more cities facing budget deficits, tens of thousands of newly proposed affordable homes have been stuck in limbo, unable to get off the ground. So come this November, Bay Area voters will not only be weighing in on the...
New report analyzes the devastating impact that rising groundwater could have on East Palo Alto
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Low-lying communities surrounding the San Francisco Bay have been impacted by flooding for years, however sea-level rise and the resulting groundwater rise will exacerbate the region’s flooding challenges. Last month the nonprofit public policy organization, San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research...
Impact of Patelco Credit Union ransomware attack could last for weeks
A ransomware attack at Dublin-based Patelco Credit Union may prevent customers from accessing banking services for days or weeks, the company saidThe credit union has 455,000 members holding over one million accounts, with 37 branches in the Bay Area and the Sacramento area. In an email to credit union members, Patelco President and CEO Erin Mendez said a cybersecurity forensic firm was helping the company investigate the attack and recover its networks as soon as possible, but said restoring full service to customers would take time."The next few days - and coming weeks - may present challenges for our members,...
Highline Warren Expanding with New Distribution Center
Highline Warren announced the company will open a new distribution center in Vacaville, California, later this year and is actively hiring to prepare. The company will be hiring throughout the remainder of the year and into early 2025. Currently, Highline Warren is accepting applications for equipment operators and an administrative/clerical...
Ohlsen, Gutierrez continue to lead the way for the Eagles
A pair of pitchers continued to provide some much-needed leadership to a young Humboldt Eagles American Legion baseball team over the weekend. The Eagles traveled to Petaluma for a doubleheader against the Leghorns Academy on Saturday and dropped both games by scores of 8-4 and 5-4. It was always going...
Budget would require districts to post plans to educate kids in emergencies
Starting next March, California school districts will be required to post a plan on their websites outlining how they will provide instruction to students within 10 school days of an emergency that keeps children from attending classes.
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