- According to the US Drought Monitor, there are currently no droughts anywhere in California for the first time since December 2000. Meanwhile the rest of the country is experiencing unusual drought or dry conditions. [KPIX]
- Protestors gathered outside ICE’s field office at 630 Sansome in SF Friday afternoon in protest of the killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. Two protesters, who were part of a group of about 30 people from the group Dare to Struggle, were detained and two others were pepper-sprayed by security guards. [Mission Local]
- Sonoma County-based celebrity chef Guy Fieri appears to be on the mend after a devastating fall that led to the “exploding” of his quad muscle during the filming of his show Flavor Town Food Fight in November. Fieri was recently on a podcast where he gave an update on his health and talked about “the greatest achievement” of his career — the Guy Fieri Foundation, which provides meals to low-income families on Thanksgiving as well as emergency responders during disasters. [The Press Democrat]
- A kayaker with crabbing gear and wearing a flotation device was found dead in Bodega Bay Friday morning after another kayaker saw him floating face down in the water; an autopsy is being conducted. [Chronicle]
- The public was asked to avoid the area near SF’s Transamerica Pyramid at Washington and Sansome streets Friday afternoon due to police activity, but no other activity was provided. [NBC Bay Area]
- Although the year has just begun, now is the time to book your Bay Area camping trips due to notoriously high demand and limited availability, as well as new penalties that went into effect this year to deter cancellations. [KQED]
- San Francisco police are searching for a 65-year-old male suspect who assaulted a 30-year-old man with a baseball bat on the 700 block of Larkin Street in the Tenderloin around 11 pm Thursday. [KQED]
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