How long will the heat last?
All across the Bay Area Tuesday, sunglasses came out, sunscreen was spread, and air conditioners kicked on. It wasn’t quite hot enough for the old joke “I saw a bird …
Bay Area weather
Battery-powered California faces lower blackout risk this summer
By David R. Baker | Bloomberg California expects to avoid rolling blackouts this summer as new solar plants and large batteries plug into the state’s grid at a rapid clip. …
California playgrounds may become too hot due to rising temps
As summer approaches and temperatures soar, one of the most dangerous places for Bay Area students might actually be the playground. On a hot, sunny day, the asphalt on school …
Capitola Wharf set to reopen after $10 million upgrade following storms
It’s as long as San Francisco’s Transamerica Pyramid laid on its side. It has been there since before the Civil War, delighting millions of tourists and generations of local residents, …
Scenic Highway 1 to Big Sur opens to around-the-clock travel as slide repair advances
BIG SUR — A section of California’s scenic Highway 1 leading to the famous Big Sur coast reopened to around-the-clock traffic Friday after stabilization of a storm-triggered rockslide that dropped …
Saturday’s rain was the wettest day in May more than 100 years in some areas
It wasn’t just your imagination. It rained a lot this past weekend in the Bay Area for this time of year. An awful lot. Soaked by an unusually strong storm, …
Highway 1 repair work near Big Sur hampered by winds
SALINAS – Caltrans’ work at one of its roadway projects on Highway 1 continues to make progress and evolve after giving visitors a path to Big Sur through the Rocky …
Big Sur Highway 1 repair work hitting its stride
SALINAS – With its eye on a May 27 reopening of the roadway, Caltrans reports that it continues to advance on repairs to stabilize the edge of the roadway at …
New government heat risk tool sets magenta as most dangerous level
WASHINGTON — Forget about red hot. A new color-coded heat warning system relies on magenta to alert Americans to the most dangerous conditions they may see this summer. The National …
Different type of atmospheric river saved state from drought
Atmospheric river storms are like punches in a boxing match. A flurry of weak ones are OK. But it’s best to avoid the big knockout blows. That’s exactly what happened …