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Part of the Joe Rodota Trail was temporarily closed on Friday to remove homeless encampments and to remove safety hazards, Sonoma County officials say. 

A landslide continues to threaten a beautiful hillside neighborhood in Orinda as crews work to see what can be done before there’s even more destructive movement. A magnificent house now lies at least thirty feel below where it was and in complete shambles.

A freeze warning will be in effect from midnight Saturday to 9 a.m. in the Bay Area, according to official reports.

In California, only about 230,000 homes and other buildings have flood insurance policies, which are separate from homeowners insurance. That means only about 2% of properties are covered against flooding.

Neighbors in Orinda were closely watching a home that is slipping down a hillside.

Dozens of people came out Thursday night to find out what they need to do get back on their feet. People say they need temporary housing; they need help with clean up, and they need the money to rebuild.

A Hayward family is seeking assistance for their storm-damaged home. They say their home is uninhabitable, but Alameda County is not included in the FEMA federal disaster declaration.

It was a patriotic scene on a picturesque Monterey Bay day. A woman displayed an American flag on Cliff Drive, overlooking Capitola, ahead of a presidential visit.

Evacuation warnings for all areas of Monterey County have been lifted, officials said.

President Joe Biden arrived at Santa Clara County's Moffett Airfield Thursday morning to begin his tour of the storm-ravaged Central Coast.

The San Francisco Office of Emergency Services estimates that the storm damage so far totals $46 million, though that number is likely to change.

ACE Transit train service from the Central Valley to the South Bay is expected to be restored Wednesday morning. This, after a mudslide, interrupted service and stranded hundreds of passengers and crew.

Geologists say rainfall-induced landslides are more likely to occur on steep slopes, those eroded by construction, slopes with poor drainage or on slopes where vegetation has been burned or removed.

A homeowner in San Leandro is making use of a tree that came down on her yard during the recent storms by repurposing the wood instead of throwing it out.

Potholes continue to plague Bay Area roadways. A Caltrans spokesperson said through mid January they're already working on 400 different locations, compared to 209 this time last year.

About 40 Teslas and Porsches were ruined when floodwater in San Francisco seeped into Alioto's Garage on Folsom Street during the torrential storms.