Tag Archives: drought

Hot Dry Conditions Raise Fire and Drought Fears in the Bay Area

May 2, 2013, 3:12 pm • Posted by KQED News Staff
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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 »

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Has the Bay Area Gotten Enough Rain Yet?

April 4, 2013, 2:25 pm • Posted by Laird Harrison
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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 »

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Morning Splash: DA Harris Says CPUC's PG&E Fine Too Small; Gov Expected to Lift Drought

March 29, 2011, 7:50 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Kamala Harris' office calls for tougher PG&E fine (SF Chronicle) California Attorney General Kamala Harris' office urged state regulators Monday to toughen a $3 million settlement they reached with Pacific Gas and Electric Co. over its failure to vouch for … Continue reading »

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