Kurtis Alexander
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Exclusive: Stunning photos show Yosemite National Park under 15 feet of snow
As storm clouds departed from Yosemite Valley on Thursday, a carpet of fresh powder, sometimes 10 feet deep, exposed itself beneath newly blue skies. → Read More
Half Moon Bay’s close-knit farmworker community reels from massacre
Half Moon Bay’s close-knit farmworker community was reeling after a man shot and killed seven people in a “workplace violence” attack at two local nurseries. → Read More
Half Moon Bay shooting: Mass killing was ‘workplace violence,’ authorities say
Chunli Zhao is accused of killing seven people and injuring one in Half Moon Bay. He will be arraigned at the Hall of Justice in Redwood City on murder charges. → Read More
In extraordinary move, California mulls crackdown on Los Angeles’ water draws at Mono Lake
Despite recent storms, Mono Lake continues to suffer from low lake levels, creating... → Read More
California’s rivers could surge to levels not seen in years with next storm
Flooding is widely forecast across the Bay Area and Northern California as storm series... → Read More
In Santa Cruz County, residents brace for what could be the worst of the storm
The seaside village of Capitola clears out as the city faces the dual threat of rising... → Read More
One of the Bay Area’s largest private coastal properties to become a park
When opened to the public, the Cloverdale Ranch Open Space Preserve will be the district’s third largest of 27 preserves. → Read More
Despite rain, Bay Area utilities are cracking down on water waste. One is even shutting off service
With another year of drought looming, some of the Bay Area’s utilities keep cracking down on water waste with Santa Rosa shutting off water for repeated violators. → Read More
California wolf pack produces state’s largest litter of pups in a century
The state’s three known wolf packs continue to grow, offering hope for the recovery of... → Read More
Yosemite National Park ends controversial reservation system
After three years of requiring advance booking for Yosemite National Park entry, officials say they’re suspending the crowd-control policy for now. → Read More
The Monterey area may get a huge desalination plant. Is this the future of California’s water supply?
The prolonged drought and technological improvements may be changing the attitude of the... → Read More
California's drought is upending migration for millions of birds along the Pacific Flyway. Here's how bad it is
After three years of drought in California, migratory birds on the Pacific Flyway are having to make adjustments because of the lack of water on the landscape. → Read More
A herd of wild horses just moved into this iconic California destination. No one knows what comes next
Wild horses have arrived in California's eastern Sierra. No one knows why, but officials are urgently debating what to do now. → Read More
Three homes have become the first in the Bay Area to be publicly named as using too much water
EBMUD has begun fining Bay Area households, starting with three in Orinda, Oakland and Richmond, that have consumed too much water amid California's ongoing drought. → Read More
Southern California wastes a lot of water despite historic drought. But it can teach the Bay Area one big lesson
The Bay Area has generally been among the best regions in California at water... → Read More
California heat wave may go down as the worst in state history
Climate change has pushed high temperatures far above what they otherwise would have been for California and the Bay Area. → Read More
Mono Lake was supposed to have been saved. It wasn’t, and now drought is drying it up
One of North America’s oldest lakes and an emblem of California’s wild beauty faces a... → Read More
California is desperate to stop mega-fires. But controversy rages over tree thinning
The Washburn Fire in Yosemite benefited from past tree-thinning projects, park officials... → Read More
California faces drought, heat, power outages and fires. It may be the cruelest summer ever
This year’s dry, warm weather is stoking fears of multiple problems like increasing water restrictions, extreme heat, power outages, wildfire and smoke — potentially all of the above in one vicious swoop. → Read More
At California’s second biggest lake, the latest fallout of drought is gruesome
100 miles north of San Francisco, crews are attempting to rescue the drought-threatened Clear Lake hitch, which are running aground in dried-up streams. → Read More