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And brisk onshore winds will persist today. Dry weather is then expected through the remainder of the forecast period. A warming trend will begin during the weekend and continue into next week. Temperatures are forecast to be well above average through most of next week. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. Golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. Richmond bridge drive less...

Cal Fire has been holding its collective breath for months over concerns about wildfires in the Bay Area. With rain in the immediate forecast, firefighters may finally be able to exhale.

“The Storm Door is officially open,” the National Weather Service tweeted.

The Estrada Fire, which sparked in south Santa Cruz County when a prescribed burn jumped its containment lines Friday, is now 25 percent contained and has burned 83 acres, Cal Fire said Saturday afternoon.

The Estrada Fire burning since Friday near Watsonville is 60% contained and has charred 148 acres.

Whack and stack: PG&E’s toppling of trees creates new hazards PG&E is leaving down trees on peoples property that are little firebombs waiting to ignite," an expert says, as the utility removes trees from powerlines. Author: Julie Cart (CalMatters) Updated: 3:27 PM PST December 18, 2020 Kristi and Brian Anderson have some thoughts about how the first year of California’s “get-tough-on-utilities” approach to preventing wildfires is going: Badly. Very badly...