There is a chance the 2021 fire season may not break records, but Cox said it s unlikely. It could happen, however, if the summer was to be relatively cool with little wind. But if we do get anomalous weather events or a high number of wind or lightning events like last year, then I think we can expect to have an increase in the number and size and scope of the fires, Cox said.
He said in the Bay Area specifically, wind has been a major factor in the spread of wildfires, especially in the last five years.
So that means the region is most vulnerable to the flames in September, October and even late November, when the Bay Area has higher wind levels.
After 27 years in El Granada, Picasso Preschool is looking for a new home. But a potential transition of the campus into a community center has many local parents worried.
Bay Area home prices just hit a record high. Will the buying spree last?
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A home for sale in Oakland’s Reservoir Hill neighborhood, where home prices are rising quickly. The median home price across the Bay Area rose to a record $1.3 million in April.Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The Chronicle
First it was a feared exodus from Bay Area cities fueling bidding wars in wine country and along the coast. Then it was a home buying boom in Oakland and surrounding suburbs. In recent months, home prices have soared again in San Francisco and Silicon Valley.
Put all of that activity together, and is it any wonder the Bay Area’s median home price hit a record $1.3 million in April? The region’s eye-popping gains helped drive the entire state’s median home price above $800,000 for the first time ever, according to new data from the California Association of Realtors.
This wonât be the year that we turn on the faucet in our homes and find that nothing comes out. But it may be the year we contemplate that day. If that sounds hyperbolic, consider the machinations of various local, state and national agencies in the weeks before the long, hot and very dry summer:
On March 5, the U.S. Department of Agriculture informed Gov. Gavin Newsom that San Mateo County was among 50 California counties designated as a âprimary natural disaster areaâ due to drought conditions.
On March 22, the California State Water Resources Control Board asked local water boards to prepare for drought impacts as most of Californiaâs watersheds would be diminished.
The Coastside County Water District board of directors was set to consider on Tuesday asking its customers to voluntarily reduce outdoor water consumption by 10 percent. The move