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A sixth straight Spare the Air alert is in effect on Thursday, warning residents about unhealthy levels of smog in the Bay Area. A ninth consecutive Flex Alert has also been issued for Thursday from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The state was on the verge of setting them in motion but officials credited residents' conservation with enabling utilities to meet the record-smashing demand.
A statewide Flex Alert has been issued for Tuesday as a heat wave impacts California with blistering temperatures over the Labor Day weekend and beyond. The Bay Area will also be under a Spare the Air alert.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is issuing a Spare the Air alert for Wednesday, the fifth straight day the district has issued the alert for unhealthy levels of smog caused by the ongoing heat wave in the region.
Car pollution from this weekend’s Labor Day traffic and a dangerous heat wave pummeling...