Right now. It certainly is. Now, you can actually see the traffic behind me on northbound 101. Not so bad at this point. I can tell you a little bit south of here, we have seen slow traffic and a little problem here on the onramp is you can see happening live right in front of us. Weve been getting a steady dose of rain in the last 90 minutes at least that weve been here and, in fact, in just the last few minutes or so, the rain has really picked up. You might be able to see it on your careen here. We want to show you one of the things were seeing all over the bay area really in this case here on the onramp to northbound 101 we have a a crosswalk thats essentially under water at this point, not anything too serious, but we can tell you the roads are slick. It has led to a number of wrecks all over the bay area from the east bay to the peninsula and were watching out for that, of course, again tonight as the commute is not quite yet over. One thing we talk today people about who are wal
Mother-daughter team La Guerrera’s Kitchen is serving up Mexican eats, like tamales and chicken mole rojo, at a new brick-and-mortar restaurant that opened on Dec. 18 in Old Oakland. Photo: La Guerrera’s Kitchen
Usually at this time of year, coworkers, family and friends don their sparkliest outfits and gather to indulge in a holiday drink or festive meal at a local venue, often at a table or private event space booked weeks in advance.
Instead, December 2020’s widespread COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have led to a near-statewide stay-at-home order, as well as a provisional end to outdoor dining that has restaurants fighting to survive. Denied indoor service for most of the year, eateries across California poured funds into parklets, tenting, heat lamps, table guards and staff training for the safety and comfort of al fresco patrons, only to see outdoor dining officially struck down this month at least through early January 2021. And of course, the lockdown doesn’t ju