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Category Archives: Weather
News Pix: Nature Video at Oakland Museum; Community Colleges Add Summer Courses
Santa Clara County Jail recently announced plans to limit the type of mail inmates receive in jail to the size of a postcard. Steeda McGruder, founder of Sisters That Been There, a support group for women who have been formerly … Continue reading
News Pix: Oakland's 3 Police Chiefs in 3 Days; Berkeley Students Ask for Majority District; Fires Rage
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Oakland's police department was thrown into turmoil this week when Police Chief Howard Jordan unexpectedly stepped down, citing unspecified medical problems. Anthony Toribio, pictured here, was appointed as the acting Oakland police chief for just two days before he, too, … Continue reading
Calif. Firefighters Rue Budget Cuts as Wildfire Season Heats Up
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When wildfires blow up, and especially when more than one is raging at the same time, the calls go out to everybody with firefighting resources. It happens every year, more or less often depending on the weather. This year, though, … Continue reading
Hot Dry Conditions Raise Fire and Drought Fears in the Bay Area
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It didn't rain very much. It's unusually hot. And now the state is literally on fire. Up on Echo Summit in the Sierra, Frank Gehrke, chief surveyor for the California Department of Water Resources told the Associated Press he wasn't … Continue reading
News Pix: Giants Season Opener, High Winds Buffet San Francisco, Immigration Rally Stops Traffic
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Fans packed AT&T Park for the San Francisco Giants first home game of the season, where they beat the St. Louis Cardinals 1-0. (Gina Scialabba/KQED) High winds whipped the west side of San Francisco Monday, toppling trees and closing the … Continue reading
Has the Bay Area Gotten Enough Rain Yet?
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Drizzle spoiled your Easter egg hunt. You stepped in puddles on your way to work on Thursday. And the petals fell off your drenched camellias. So, have we finally gotten enough rain? Longtime Californians shake our heads at such questions. … Continue reading
California Water: From African Skies to Sierra Nevada Snow
It's March 1, which means Northern California is past its driest January-February period on record. Of course, the long-range forecast looks dry, too. So our question, as state water officials report on a Sierra snowpack that has fallen far short of … Continue reading
Winter Storm Warning For Central, Southern Sierra
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rain and snow have begun falling across California, as another winter storm touches down in the state. California Department of Transportation traffic cameras showed snow on the ground in the Sierra Nevada on Tuesday morning. San … Continue reading
Watch Live Video From Around the Northeast as Blizzard Moves In
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It's that time of year when Californians watch our East Coast brethren duck for cover as the latest winter storm rolls in. But in this day and age of technology we are no longer tied to The Weather Channel or … Continue reading
Dozens of SFO Flights Cancelled Due to East Coast Storm
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(BCN and KQED) The anticipation of stormy weather on the East Coast has resulted in 69 flight cancellations at San Francisco International Airport this morning — 48 departures and 21 arrivals — the duty manager said. Flights heading to Newark … Continue reading
