Entries from SFist tagged with 'sonoma'
June 25, 2008
If you've noticed over the past couple of days, it's smells a bit smoky, a bit ashy in Baghdad by the Bay. It seems, according to CBS 5, Northern California is suffering from about 950 wildfire right now.The top half of the state is, in essence, on fire. Yikes! So far, Carmel Valley residents have been forced from their homes due to the massive blaze in the Los Padres National Forest over in Monterey......
Continue Reading "What's That Smell In the Air? Why, It's NorCal Burning Down!"June 23, 2008
Last night's five-alarm wildfire in the San Bruno Mountains, which threatened homes in South San Francisco, has been 75 percent as of this morning. The crisp weather and fog -- which has mercifully killed this past weekend's vile heatwave -- has helped firefighters attack the blaze successfully. A total of 300 acres have been scorched so far. Brisbane residents who were asked to evacuate their home were allowed to return just before midnight last......
Continue Reading "San Bruno Mountain Wildfire 75% Contained"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"