Entries from SFist tagged with 'cold'
April 23, 2008
No! Due to the awesome unseasonably cold weather the Bay Area has experienced over the last few months, an estimated 10 to 15 percent of Sonoma County's $400 million vino crop has succumbed to frost damage according to an NBC 4. (An aside: love NBC 4! Most entertaining newscast in the history of the world, ever!) The crisp and energizing weather has also affected vineyards in Mendocino and Lake counties, "where damage to the......
Continue Reading "Chilly Nights Kill Sonoma County Vineyards"January 4, 2008
Since we're reportedly under the breeziness of "hurricane"-like winds, can we name the storm? If so, can we name it "Mary-Kate," then? Great. In addition to shutting down the Richmond Bridge, closing the ferries, screwing with the chi of (the) 101, and getting our demin damp, Mary-Kate has so far also caused over 518,000 residents in the Bay Area to lose power. (Including the Whole Foods on Fourth Street. Bah.) A PG&E spokesperson said......
Continue Reading "518,000 Lose Power Due to Storm, Countless Lose Patience Due to Muni Disruption"January 4, 2008
(Before we begin, we should point out that all of this rain is very good for us. That said, it is our God-given right as Californians to go clinically insane over the slightest change in weather patterns. So: %@#%^W$&^&!) SFist Deborah snapped up the picture above this morning from high atop San Francisco's Glen Park/Sunnyside neighborhood. She sent it to SFist HQ with a message along the lines of, "Hey, look at this dead......
Continue Reading "Before and After Storm Shot"January 4, 2008
It's a freaking typhoon out there, and Muni wants you to wait 30 minutes for a bus. And then when it comes, it comes in threes! Just like celebrity deaths! Another jorb well done, Muni.......
Continue Reading "Muni to San Francisco: Enjoy your Pneumonia!"