Thursday Morning What's Up: Farewell, Gloria Steinem

Hurricane Lowell weakened to a Category 4 storm overnight, but forecasters now have it tracking possibly toward Kauai by early next week. It could be a Category 4 or Category 3 storm by the time it reaches the islands of Kauai and Niihau. [Chronicle]
Journalist and feminist icon Gloria Steinem has died at age 92. "Gloria's near-century on earth were years well-lived, and she continued working for equality until the very end," said a statement on Instagram. [ABC News]
Nepalese American tech founder Pakar Chandra Hamal, the CEO of SecurityPal AI, is spearheading an aid effort for Nepal following last week's devastating flash floods, and matching donations up to $20K that are going to the Nepalese government. [KPIX]
The town of St. Helena continues to struggle with brown water coming out of taps, a result of aging pipes and sediment in the system, and residents say that their clothes have been ruined by washing machine rinse cycles. [KTVU]
An 89-unit residential project on the site of the former Hong Kong Lounge II at Geary, is moving much faster than other projects in the neighborhood thanks to city fast-tracking efforts. [Chronicle]
49er Nick Bosa was back for a full practice Wednesday for the first time since his ACL injury last year. [ESPN]
A reminder: The northbound lanes of Highway 101 will be fully shut down this weekend and next at Hospital Curve (between the Cesar Chavez and 17th Street exits) for a major repaving project, so there will be traffic. [Bay Area News Group]

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