Turns out that all the miserable weather we've endured lately isn't miserable enough. Despite an abundance of snowfall in the state, there still is not enough water in the frozen Sierra Nevada range to ease drought conditions. Up to 60% of California's water is contained in the Sierra snow. "What we're finding this year is really pretty close to last year," said Frank Gehrke, chief of snow surveys for the California Department of Water Resources. And the water content of the snow was only 85% of normal. Somebody, please, rain on my parade! (Amy Crocker) more ›

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Usually, we try as hard as we can to avoid the real world, but we'll make an exception for the fourth San Francisco Documentary Film Festival. There are so many unbelievable films to check out over the festival, which opens tonight and runs through Sunday May 22. Many of the directors of the films and other interesting folks will be making appearances throughout the festival, so if you're a documentary groupie this Festival is the place to be. more ›