Yesterday's near perfect weather is now but a sepia-toned memory. Reports of a strange, icy substance, often referred to as "snow," is falling on Mount Diablo, Mount Hamilton in Santa Clara County, Mount Hamilton, and (any minute now) Mount Tam. It's also blanketing the eerie Santa Cruz Mountains, resulting in the closure of Highway 9. It looks like many of you will have to take Highway 17. If you dare. Oh, and be sure......

We gobble the various food sections up each Wednesday. Here are our favorite nibbles from today's offerings. San Francisco Chronicle: The gorge-gorge weather makes it easy to imagine all sorts of picnics, in various Bay Area locales. Dolores Park, Eastshore State Park, oysters and beer at Angel Island, Mount Diablo and more get the nod. Even picnic gear has gone green with items like bamboo plates and corn starch cutlery. What to serve? How does......