Alameda Homeowners Looking At Spike In Storm Drain Fees To Help Avert Flooding
Alameda residents could see their fees more than double to keep the city's storm drains open, and people are asking why the sudden spike.
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Alameda residents could see their fees more than double to keep the city's storm drains open, and people are asking why the sudden spike.
A new interactive map predicts where seal level rise will be in thirty years, and if it's right many homes in the Bay Area could be under water - literally.
The federal government is warning Americans to brace for a "floodier" future.
All lanes have reopened after a water main break caused street flooding Monday morning on Manuel T. Freitas Parkway in San Rafael, according to police.
Unseasonable May rains have the Russian River running too high and fast for many boating operations. It's another, if minor, setback for an area still struggling to fully recover from February flooding.
The Sonoma County Water Agency is lowering the inflatable rubber dam on the Russian River to prevent damage from raised river flows caused by heavy rain this week.
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.
