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You'll want to keep your umbrella handy: The San Francisco Bay Area is forecast to see intermittent rain over the next four days with two separate low-pressure systems moving across the region. During these rain events, cloud cover is expected to increase, offering a break from the frigid cold that has gripped the Bay Area in recent days. Overnight lows are likely to be in the 40s to low 50s and daytime highs in the mid-50s to mid-60s, according to the National Weather Service. The first system could reach the Bay Area as early as Thursday evening with light rain expected. The main rain band, which will bring the heaviest rain in this event, is poised to pass over the region after midnight and into Friday morning, the weather service said. Light rain could linger into Friday afternoon. The weather service said the North Bay will see the highest rainfall totals with the valleys predicted to pick up 0.25 to 0.50 inch and the coastal mountains up to 1 inch. South of the … [Read more...] about When to expect rain in the San Francisco Bay Area over the next 4 days

With an intense atmospheric river forecast to hit the Bay Area , many parks and open spaces in the region and across Northern California are closed in anticipation of flooding, mudslides and more. Officials with the Golden Gate National Recreation Area have announced the closure of several park sites on Wednesday and Thursday: Muir Woods, Fort Point, the Point Bonita Lighthouse, Nike Missile Site, Muir Beach and Stinson Beach. For now, Alcatraz Island is closed on Wednesday. The park’s status for Thursday remains to be determined. In the Presidio, the Outpost and Field Station at Presidio Tops are scheduled to be closed on Wednesday. A number of sites are closed both Wednesday and Thursday: Golden Gate Welcome Center, Presidio Pop Up, Presidio Visitor Center and the Warming Hut. Twitter — GGNRANPSAlerts Twitter California State Parks has announced the full or partial closure of several sites "until further notice," many of which are in the Bay Area. They … [Read more...] about Bay Area parks close as California storm sweeps through region

The burn in my legs is real. No, really. I still feel it as I type this. My calves and quads, more specifically, but I think you get the unflattering picture. The Cataract Falls Trail in Mount Tamalpais State Park is a must for lovers of waterfalls (and who isn’t) and now is the time to be there. As Bill Hader’s Stefon would say: "This place has everything." Marin County’s hottest club has surging waterfalls, green moss and lots of steep staircases. I once did this trail with my wife a couple years ago during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. To say that the trip was muddy, slippery and crowded would be an understatement. Even with the extraordinary rains that just dumped on California, this most recent trip was only somewhat muddy, and the fact that I visited on a weekday morning helped with competing hikers. A weekend visit will absolutely be more crowded, so plan accordingly. This level of water hasn’t been seen in the watershed since February 2019. "The early … [Read more...] about Now is the best time for ‘demanding’ Bay Area waterfall hike on Mount Tam

A 39-year-old California man who was reported missing after not returning from kayaking on Tomales Bay in Marin County was found dead  Wednesday, officials said . Clinton Yoshio Koga, of Brentwood, was fishing with friends on the day of his disappearance, Jan. 27, a news release from the Marin County Sheriff’s Office said. At 6:10 p.m., he launched a kayak from the Lawson’s Landing campground in the town of Dillon Beach onto Tomales Bay to retrieve a crabbing cage, his friends reportedly told the sheriff’s office. “It’s a protected cove for the most part,” U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Kolton Krag told SFGATE on the phone. “I do know that it was windy that day.” Less than 20 minutes later, a friend of Koga’s told the sheriff’s office that he couldn’t see the kayak on the bay, the sheriff’s office said. The friend reported him missing to the sheriff’s office, while other friends searched the bay for him. BEST OF SFGATE Local | She seemed like a kindly landlady. … [Read more...] about 39-year-old kayaker who went missing on Tomales Bay found dead

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 2 The bid to bring a WNBA franchise to Oakland took a critical step forward Thursday, as the city formally announced it reached a deal with the group leading the expansion effort for exclusive negotiating rights on its half of the Coliseum site. Alana Beard, front woman of the African American Sports and Entertainment Group, is close to completing and submitting the proposal to the WNBA. The league previously had stated an intent to move forward with expansion in December, but delayed that into this year. “Alana is leading that project,” said Ray Bobbitt, an East Bay native who is head of the Black-owned team of developers. “She is getting to a point where there could be a proposal submitted soon. The league was initially saying December of last year, but now that has been expanded out, and I think that they’ve changed the dynamic of the expansion process.” Beard, a former WNBA player, … [Read more...] about Oakland WNBA bid a step closer with exclusive negotiating rights to Coliseum site

A major California pollster found that Gov. Gavin Newsom's approval rating is the highest it's been in years. A Public Policy Institute of California poll released Wednesday found that 58% of California adults approve of the job Newsom is doing, which is a 4 percentage point increase from the last time the poll was conducted, in October 2022 . That 58% mark is the highest Newsom has seen in a PPIC poll since the middle of 2020, when governors across the country received significant approval rating increases in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The poll was conducted among 1,539 California adults between Jan. 13 and Jan. 20, before high-profile mass shootings in Half Moon Bay and Monterey Park. In the aftermath of those shootings, Newsom received national attention for bashing Republicans over their opposition to gun control measures. Newsom hit a high of 65% approval in PPIC polls early in 2020, but that figure steadily decreased through the year. Between 2021 … [Read more...] about Gavin Newsom hits highest approval rating in years, poll says

The United States has gained access to four additional military bases in the Philippines, providing a critical piece of real estate from which to monitor the Chinese in the South China Sea and around Taiwan. The agreement closes a gap in the arc of US alliances stretching from South Korea and Japan in the north to Australia in the south. The Philippines, which borders two of the most dangerous potential flashpoints – Taiwan and the South China Sea – had been the missing link. The agreement, which partially reverses the US’s departure from their former colony more than 30 years ago, is significant. “There is no contingency in the South China Sea that does not necessitate access to the Philippines,” Gregory B Poling, director of the Southeast Asia program at Washington’s Center for Strategic and International Studies told the BBC . “The United States is not looking for permanent bases. It’s about locations, not bases.” Under the Enhanced Defence Cooperation Agreement … [Read more...] about Philippines and US Secure Deal for 4 Military Bases

Of the many huge challenges Kevin de León faces in trying to unseat Dianne Feinstein, the toughest is this: How does the state Senate president say it’s time for the 84-year-old U.S. senator to go without saying she’s old? Oh, there are plenty ways to say “old” without saying “old” in that passive-aggressive language known as political-speak. “Time for a new generation.” “The status quo will not stand.” And, my personal favorite, “It’s time for new ideas.” As if there ever are any. The good news for de León is that here in California, there’s no shortage of Democrats who toppled their, ahem, veteran fellow party members. We’ve seen how this can work. The bad news for de León is that none of those examples provides a perfect path to follow. What he needs to win — aside from name recognition and money to defeat the multimillionaire first elected in 1992 — is either a scandal or a sign of age-related incompetence. So far, neither has surfaced. Polls say most voters … [Read more...] about How to say ‘Get lost!’ without saying ‘You’re old!’

California state water officials tramped through the snow in the Sierra Nevada on Wednesday to take official measurements of the snowpack. They stuck their instruments into the snow at Phillips Station off Highway 50 near Lake Tahoe and took a series of measurements, determining that the snowpack at this location was 193% of normal for the date. The state has conducted snow surveys at Phillips Station since 1941. It's mostly a ceremonious exercise that draws attention to one of the state's key sources of water. The daily readings from stations across the entire length of the Sierra provide a more complete picture of the snowpack's status, and as of Feb. 1, these show the statewide snowpack is 205% of average for the date, according to the California Department of Water Resources. "That’s the biggest since 1995, when it was 207% of average for February 1," Jason Ince, a spokesperson for department told SFGATE. This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to … [Read more...] about Sierra snowpack is largest it has been in 28 years

Many high-end homes come with deluxe perks like outdoor living areas with poolside fire pits and seating. Then there are pricey palaces such as this Sarasota, FL, mansion on Flamingo Avenue that boasts a sunken lounge that's actually in the pool. This cool pool feature is just one of many luxuries on offer with the area's most expensive property. Let's take a closer look. “You take five or six steps down into this circular seating area, which is amazing for hanging out and having conversations and a glass of wine,” says listing agent Joel Schemmel , with Premier Sotheby's International Realty. “It’s one of the really interesting elements of the outdoor space. “You also have an enormous swim-up bar where, on one side, you can swim up to bar stools in the water, and the other two sides are a bar where people can sit on bar stools,” Schemmel continues. The outdoor fun does come with a high price. The waterfront palace is listed for $22 million, and it's being sold … [Read more...] about Living Room in the Pool?! Sarasota’s Most Expensive Home Makes a Splash