About a year's worth of rain fell last night outside SFist HQ, and we even noted at least one lightning flash. Allegedly the Peninsula saw some hail. We have a low-pressure system from the Gulf of Alaska to blame for this, but just think of it as giving our dirty sidewalks a nice long bath before summer starts. more ›

Due to this storm thing that's happening outside, about 26,000 PG&E customers lost power between last night and this morning. Of those, the majority are on the peninsula and in the South Bay, with only about 500 customers powerless in the East Bay and 100 or so in SF proper. Also, as ABC 7 reports, the storm(s) and high surf are causing erosion concerns along several bluffs in the Bay Area, and there have been a bunch of traffic accidents and various reports of flooding as well. Welcome back to winter, everyone! more ›

Seeing as how this winter promises to be a wet one, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is offering big ol' barrels in which to catch precious rain water. San Francisco Sewers Blog reports, that as of this past Saturday, "San Francisco residents can purchase up to ten fully outfitted 60-gallon rain barrels at steep discounts, compliments of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s (SFPUC’s) Wastewater Enterprise." more ›