Seeping, Rain-Charged Aquifers Flood South Bay Roads
Even as the rain has ceased, some South Bay drivers are dealing with flooded roads and streets thanks to a high water table seeping onto the surface.
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Even as the rain has ceased, some South Bay drivers are dealing with flooded roads and streets thanks to a high water table seeping onto the surface.
A neighborhood in Sausalito hit hard by a monster mudslide six weeks ago is slowly getting back to normal.
As if they didn't have enough to contend with, neighbors who are still cleaning up from the recent flooding at Russian River, now have to deal with illegal dumping by outsiders.
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Thursday unanimously approved $2.5 million that will be used to remove toxic debris from flood-damaged areas.
The Sonoma County Assessor's Office is advising owners of business property, structures and land that sustained more than $10,000 damage in last week's storm and flooding to file a Calamity Damage Reassessment Form.
The floodwaters that crested in Russian River towns like El Nido, Guerneville, and Monte Rio have also altered the Sonoma County coastline.
The Sonoma County Department of Health Services issued a household hazardous waste warning on Tuesday in the aftermath of last week's storm and subsequent widespread flooding.
The rain moving across much of the Bay Area Tuesday morning will intensify later in the day and early Wednesday, but won't be anywhere near as powerful as storm that blasted the North Bay last week, according to the National Weather Service.
As Guerneville residents work to dig out and clean up from last week's flood, officials are reminding people of the proper ways to dispose of debris. But for many, the advice is falling on deaf ears.
As the residents of Guerneville work to clean up and dry out from the Russian River flooding, state and local agencies are arriving to offer what help they can.
The Sonoma County Sheriff announced Friday afternoon that the evacuation orders for the communities along the Russian River due to major flooding had been lifted.
A vibrant shopping district in Sebastopol was trying to dry out from Russian River floodwaters Friday as angry local officials complained about the failure of flood-prevention measures at the shopping center.
Gov. Gavin Newsom Thursday declared a state of emergency for Sonoma County following days of rain that led to flooding and mudslides along the Russian River.
Floodwaters from the Laguna de Santa Rosa wetlands are slowly starting to recede in Sebastopol revealing a line of debris on the ground that's a reminder of just how high the flooding reached.
The Sonoma County Sheriff's office announced Thursday evening that authorities would try to lift the evacuation order for residents of communities along the Russian River on Friday.
Over the past few days, a North Bay water rescue team has set a new record scooping up people after a creek breached its banks.
While torrential rains that have pounded the North Bay have subsided, the flooded Russian Rivers left parts of several communities in Sonoma County submerged under water Wednesday evening.
The Napa River was overflowing in places Wednesday but instead of mass flooding and destruction, there was a success story.
Sonoma County officials ordered the residents from more than two dozens communities located along the rain-swollen Russian River Tuesday to immediately evacuate their homes and find safety on higher ground.
An atmospheric river streaming in from north of Hawaii, packing torrential rain, gusty winds and blinding snowstorms, slammed into Northern California Monday, bringing with it the threat of flash flooding and mudslides.
With predictions of as much as 5-8 inches of rain over the next several days, Sausalito residents were casting a wary eye toward the city's picturesque hills in the wake of slide that has already damaged several homes.
The impending storm on Monday will bring another round of heavy rain into Bay Area hillsides and reservoirs, which are still recovering from the last storm.
Road crews in Marin County on Tuesday continued to work nonstop on the westbound lanes of Highway 37 in an effort to reopen the flood-damaged roadway.
Repair crews were working around-the-clock to remove floodwater and clear the roadway, but here was still no word from Caltrans on when the westbound lanes of Highway 37 will reopen.
Marin County has declared a state of emergency due to flooding around Highway 37 and the mudslides in Sausalito. Crews will be working 24 hours a day on a temporary dam.
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A wayward sea lion pup that was found in the middle of a street in Sunnyvale last month has been rehabilitated and released into the wild, authorities said Thursday.
A man wanted for vandalism on California's Central Coast was arrested by European authorities in connection with an alleged terror attack in Czechia, authorities said.
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A man wanted for vandalism on California's Central Coast was arrested by European authorities in connection with an alleged terror attack in Czechia, authorities said.
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A multi-vehicle crash on Interstate Highway 580 in Livermore on Thursday morning left one person dead, and authorities were seeking the public's help to find a semi-truck that left the scene.
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A wayward sea lion pup that was found in the middle of a street in Sunnyvale last month has been rehabilitated and released into the wild, authorities said Thursday.
A man wanted for vandalism on California's Central Coast was arrested by European authorities in connection with an alleged terror attack in Czechia, authorities said.
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A rock climber at a remote coastal area in Sonoma County who needed medical assistance after a fall was rescued by a helicopter crew over the weekend, authorities said.
Police in Santa Rosa have arrested a man on multiple felony charges after he allegedly slashed the tires of dozens of vehicles in a neighborhood.
Police are offering a reward for the public's help following an armed robbery and shooting at a Santa Rosa market over the weekend.
A woman who was allegedly driving under the influence crashed into a pond in Santa Rosa last weekend and was arrested following her rescue, authorities said.
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A man wanted for vandalism on California's Central Coast was arrested by European authorities in connection with an alleged terror attack in Czechia, authorities said.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom has re-released $50,000 rewards for information in solving five cold case murders and the shooting of a police officer in the San Francisco Bay Area.
San Francisco police said officers arrested a 22-year-old woman suspected of stabbing someone Tuesday night. According to police, an officer was injured during the incident.
Authorities in Sonoma County are seeking help from the public after a series of copper wire thefts have led to phone and internet service disruptions in the western part of the county.
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An ice cream company based in the San Francisco Bay Area is recalling dozens of products after they were sold without labels disclosing potentially dangerous allergens.
Health officials in San Francisco announced Wednesday that an infant who recently traveled outside the United States has tested positive for measles.
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An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
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The longest shutdown of a federal department in U.S. history came to an end on Thursday when President Trump signed a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security following a breakthrough on Capitol Hill.
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