Fire Hydrants Found Buried, Inaccessible In Oakland Hills
Many fire hydrants in the Oakland hills are covered in so much mud and debris that firefighters would be hard pressed to use them in an emergency.
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Many fire hydrants in the Oakland hills are covered in so much mud and debris that firefighters would be hard pressed to use them in an emergency.
The first car of BART's next generation train is making its way toward the Bay Area this week, the latest step in replacing its aging fleet.
The weekend storm helped California reach a key milestone in drought recovery efforts, with the state's largest reservoir now more than 100 percent of its historic average.
About 450 people have been evacuated Sunday evening in Moraga after a traffic pole fell into a sinkhole and ruptured a gas line, police said.
A high surf advisory is in effect for the San Francisco Bay and Monterey Bay area coasts though Monday afternoon, National Weather Service officials said.
More than 150 people were evacuated from a campground outside of Morgan Hill Sunday morning because of fears of flooding from a nearby creek.
Bay Area Bike Share kiosks are about to become more ubiquitous in more places. The program looks to have ten times as many bikes within two years and is looking into selling naming rights.
San Francisco city agencies are developing a plan to deal with rising sea levels, which are expected to pose a threat to an estimated $75 billion in public and private assets by the year 2100.
Flooding could be possible in parts of the Bay Area over the next several days, as a series of El Niño-related storms passes through.
Winds are gusting up to 80 mph over the top of the Sierra ahead of a winter storm expected to bring more than 2 feet of snow to the highest elevations west of Reno this weekend.
The world may have less time than previously believed to address the dangerous rising levels of global warming, according to a new study.
A plan to export coal through a proposed new shipping terminal in Oakland got a financial boost Tuesday: Lawmakers in Utah are fast tracking a bill that would close a funding gap for the project.
"From eroding sea cliffs to shrunken mountain snowpack, many effects of climate change in California are obvious," California Natural Resources Secretary John Laird writes in the report.
Recent storms have left behind quite a stench on a street in Millbrae, after raw sewage poured into some homes.
BART officials this spring will be researching a way to reduce crowding on trains and offering small cash rewards to people who participate in the research.
