Local:
- Yes, that was the rare sight of hail raining down from the skies in San Francisco, and there was also some scattered thunder and lightning across SF and the Bay Area. On a down note, though, this winter storm probably means that the famed Horsetail Fall "firefall" at Yosemite National Park will likely not be making its annual appearance this year. [SFGate]
📡[Radar Update] 7:45 AM - A band of moderate to heavy rain is now moving through San Francisco. Small hail and gusty winds are also possible. #cawx pic.twitter.com/0zqmkgagqw
— NWS Bay Area 🌉 (@NWSBayArea) February 17, 2026
- Rock legend Bruce Springsteen is going all-in on anti-ICE and anti-Trump sentiment these days, and his just-annouced tour highlighting cities that have had ICE raids will include a Chase Center date on Monday, April 13. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, February 20, at 12 noon PT. [Bay Area News Group]
- A popular SoCal all-you-can-eat Wagyu steak concept is opening in San Jose this weekend, it’s called Wagyu Master, and claims it will offer a Sukiyaki Tasting Menu for $98 and a Shabu Shabu Tasting Menu for $88. It’s supposedly opening Friday night at 1410 El Paseo de Saratoga in San Jose, but we have to wonder about KRON4’s update that the restaurant “plans to open by Feb. 20, but if that does not happen, it will open before February ends, according to a restaurant representative.” [KRON4]
National:
- Bari Weiss’s CBS cowered to Donald Trump yet again and refused to air a Late Show with Stephen Colbert interview with Texas State Rep. and US Senate candidate James Talarico, so Colbert simply put the interview up on Youtube, and it now has nearly four million views in less than 24 hours. [NBC News]
- Extreme winds caused a 30-car pile-up near Pueblo, Colorado, which left four people dead and at least 29 people injured. [CNN]
- Today was Mardi Gras down in New Orleans, and you did not get to go, but you can at least relive it though this very fun photoset from the Associated Press. [AP News]
Video:
- The Warriors’ Steph Curry was injured and did not participate in this past weekend’s NBA All-Star Game festivities, but Chef Steph may have cooked up the weekend’s highlight, hitting this amazing circus shot all the way from the NBC announcers booth.
Image: SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 30: In an aerial view, fog hangs over the San Francisco skyline on July 30, 2025 in San Francisco, California. As summer temperatures soar to record highs across much of the U.S., San Francisco is experiencing a historically cold summer as a persistent marine layer hangs over the city on most days, keeping daily temperatures in the 50s and 60s. The constant fog has produced five days of measurable precipitation in July for the first time since 1850. Since May, San Francisco has only once reached a daytime high temperature of 70 degrees. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
