The chances of rain this week got a boost today when the National Weather Service raised the likelihood to 50 percent by late Wednesday.
Some hope of small relief from the drought was raised Saturday with a forecast for a slight chance of rain in the Bay Area on Thursday.
The wood burning ban is the 30th of the winter season, tying a record set in 2006
Some of the action involving East Bay legislators this past week in Washington and Sacramento
The National Weather Service yesterday issued a Red Flag Warning of critical fire hazards in the East Bay hills and other high elevations around the Bay Area.
Feel like nature's thermostat is on the fritz? Yesterday was the 10th day in a row that Bay Area temperatures reached record highs, according to the National Weather Service.
The legislators praise the governor's budget message and his plans for California's drought
Kristina Lawson and Kish Rajan say they will not run for the congressional seat now held by retiring Congressman George Miller
Pinole receives another "C" and Hercules a "F" in this year's State of Tobacco Control report.
Legislation mandating time limits for processing rape kits, which evidence in rapes, was announced by state Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) in Oakland today.
Tuesday night's Pinole City Council agenda includes several closed session items involving ongoing and new litigations, plus a conference with a property negotiator.
It's the second day in a row a wood burning ban has been put into effect
The 2013-14 flu season has not yet peaked, said public health officials.
Photo is evidence of just how serious the drought is in California
This is the season's 28th Spare the Air alert prohibiting use of indoor and outdoor wood-burning devices, which officials say account for a third of the harmful particulate pollution in the air.
Declaration calls for conservation and management of state's water resources
Some of the items involving East Bay legislators this week in Sacramento and Washington, D.C.
Health officials confirmed a second death Wednesday.
Assembly members and senators praise the governor's budget proposal for increasing spending for education and other programs while also reducing the state's debt
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The woman, whose name is not being released, is the county's first flu death of the season.
Starting Jan. 13, it will cost $2 a day to park at the Fruitvale BART station, a 50-cent increase. Parking at the West Oakland station will rise to $6 a day in late January.
A new law that requires drivers to give cyclists 3 feet of clearance when they pass by goes into effect later this month.
The tentative agreement does not include a controversial family leave provision but does expand paid bereavement leave provisions to include more family members. BART union members will vote on the tentative agreement Friday and Jan. 13.
Californians will see an increase in minimum wage, enhanced bicycle safety and new rules allowing transgender students to choose which restroom to use.
Air quality officials say they receive an average of 100 to 200 citations on every day there is an alert.
It's the seventh straight day a wood burning ban has been put in place
The deadline to enroll in Obamacare for Jan. 1 coverage is Dec. 23.
A fire in Redwood City is a contributing factor to the 11th straight day of Spare The Air alerts
The Chemical Safety Board would like California to adopt a regulatory system used in Europe and Australia.