Leaking water pipe may have caused Oakland Hills landslide

A mudslide in the Oakland Hills might have been caused by a leaking underground water pipe. On Monday morning, crews from the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) drilled holes in the street, and then dropped microphones to listen for leaks. 

Nat'l weather service issues high surf advisory

The National Weather Service is issuing a high surf advisory Thursday for coastal parts of the Bay Area.

East Bay MUD and federal water officials say reservoirs about half full

Another round of rain is sweeping through the Bay Area, as officials with the East Bay Municipal Utility District and federal water officials say reservoirs are about half full.

NOAA report says 2015 hottest year in recorded history

A just-released government report released Wednesday says that 2015 was the warmest year in recorded history, across the globe, continuing a trend set the year before.  NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration compiled the report, based on temperature readings from thousands of weather stations from all over the world.  

Tuesday storm brings strong rain to Bay Area

It's beginning to sound like a broken record, but another strong storm is bringing significant rain to the Bay Area's Tuesday morning commute.

California farmers brace for water shortage despite El Nino

Farmers in California's fertile San Joaquin Valley are bracing to receive no irrigation water from a federal system of reservoirs and canals for a third consecutive year and looking to El Nino to produce the very wet winter they need.

Latest storm brings flooding, power outages, damage to Bay Area

An overnight storm brought widespread rain to the Bay Area Monday morning and left behind quite a mess for clean-up crews.

El Nino preparedness workshops offered in Oakland

With more storms on the horizon, the City of Oakland is offering free workshops this month to residents and business in preparation for El Nino, city officials said.

St. Anthony's Dining Hall opens emergency shelter for SF's homeless

As the wet El Niño storm systems soak the Bay Area, there is concern for making sure there is a warm and dry place to sleep for those who don't have a home. St. Anthony's Dining Hall in San Francisco is opening an emergency shelter Friday night. 

Rainfall impressive, but far from drought solution

The Santa Clara Valley Water District said the steady rain is helping with the severe drought but there's still a long way to go.

Storm cleanup continues; wet roads for Wednesday's AM commute

The Bay Area is getting a few hours to dry out from Tuesday's storms before the next round rolls in during Wednesday morning's commute.

Home near Russian River in danger of sliding down hill because of El Niño

The first Bay Area residential property that may soon fall to the power of this winter’s El Niño has already been seriously compromised by relentless rainfall. It's a deteriorating situation that's likely to become all too common.

Bay Area drivers face wet roads

Drivers are dealing with rain and wet roads Tuesday morning.

California braces for series of El Niño storms

After all the talk, El Niño storms have finally lined up over the Pacific and started soaking drought-parched California with rain expected to last for most of the next two weeks, forecasters said Monday.

Official: California snowpack at 136 percent of normal

The water content of the Sierra Nevada snowpack in drought-stricken California was 136 percent of normal Wednesday when officials took the winter's first manual survey — an encouraging result after nearly no snow was found at the site in April

El Niño rains could wash away future generations of endangered salmon

Recent rains and the ones El Niño may deliver next year are helping spawning fish find their way upstream to their spawning grounds. But, El Niño could actually harm the next generation of baby fish that could be simply washed away.

Water savers in Moraga share conservation tips

As much as we've heard about water wasters in the last few months, most people overall, have been water savers. One Moraga household is being commended on their heroic water-saving efforts.