Minor quake strikes Berkeley

An earthquake of a 2.9 preliminary magnitude rumbled east of Berkeley about 2:41 a.m. Thursday.   

Morning clouds, partly sunny
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Roberta Gonzales says today will start off cloudy and then get partly sunny in the afternoon.

2 earthquakes with magnitudes greater than 4.0 shake Santa Rosa

Two earthquakes rattled northeast of Santa Rosa Tuesday evening, according to the United States Geological Survey. 

Partly cloudy, chance of rain on Sunday
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Roberta Gonzales said today with be partly cloudy with the chance of rain on Sunday.

Serious drought damage to $5 billion California rice industry

California's huge rice industry north of Sacramento, is so renowned, its rice is exported worldwide. But the drought is doing its damage to this crop that generates $5 billion in sales each year.

Heat domes and heat waves take more water from reservoirs

With California's 5 largest mega-reserviors only 35% full, well under where they should be this time of year, water loss is an issue water suppliers are deeply concerned with. As it relates to water, we're starting to get the first tastes of what dangers lurk in a warmer, changing and climate confused environment.

Pleasant day with highs in 70s
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Rosemary Orozco says today will be pleasant with cooler temps in the 70s.

Below average temperatures reach Bay Area
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After a heat wave that set record high temperatures in many Bay Area cities, the weather at the start of this week will be cooler than normal.

Mosquito Fire forces more than 11K to flee homes

A video from the El Dorado County Sheriff's office shows a deputy rushing to rescue an elderly couple who were trapped in the Mosquito fire. Over 11,000 people have been forced to evacuate in the Sierra foothills due to the wildfire that exploded in size over the weekend.

Mosquito Fire explodes, one of 17 wildfires burning in California

With 17 wildfires buring around the state. Calfire has it's hands full and the fires keep coming. We've had ten new wilfires week alone, with the MisquitoFire the biggest. The still out of control Mosquito is in high mountains, rossing from one county to another, with western Lake Tahoe 40 miles ahead of it.

Mosquito Fire grows to over 41,000 acres, 10% contained

The Mosquito Fire burning in the mountains west of Lake Tahoe has burned 41,433 acres in four days, according to Cal Fire. 

After oppressive heat, temperatures drop in Bay Area

After nearly a week of oppressive heat, with temps reaching 116 degrees in Livermore, the Bay Area can breathe a sigh of relief. Cooler temps are in the weekend forecast.

Cooling begins
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After an oppressively hot week, the cooling begins. Temps will drop to the 80s and 90s with triple digits in just the inland areas.

California faces wildfires, heat and likely rain, flooding

Forces were beginning to collide in California on Thursday as wildfires threatened communities, an epic heat wave stressed the electrical grid and as moisture from a hurricane was expected to bring thunderstorms and floods along with cooling.