A dip in temperatures, a powerful storm, and strong winds land in Northern California
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Break out the umbrellas and cold weather wear.
Bay Area
New deadline for phaseout of gas water heaters gives Bay Area homeowners one more year
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Up to half of Bay Area households can skip electric water heaters under an updated rule by air regulators.Around Town
Beaver Supermoon, birdwatching and more | The Exedra’s Monthly Almanac for November 2026
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Not your average full moon: thanks to an optical illusion, the November 24 moon will appear bigger and brighter than normal.Bay Area
Delay of Dungeness crab season until January likely to keep holiday favorite off the menu
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A marine heatwave has shifted humpback whale migration patterns in tangle with a late-year crab season.Environment
Has the Trump administration doomed Newsom’s water plan?
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A compromise arrangement brokered at the state level four years ago now faces the possibility of $740 million in federal cuts.environment
New partnership aims to protect whales, sustain California Dungeness crab fishery
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The initiative is backed by a three-year grant from the Clean Break Fund.climate change
California’s carbon market changed this year, and the next governor will inherit the fallout
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Advocates fear this year’s overhaul will undercut California’s climate targets and complicate the next governor’s work.Environment
Want to protect California’s coast? Marine sanctuaries seek volunteer beach monitors
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Monitors are trained by Beach Watch, a community science and conservation group.Bay Area
Dozens of California dams need repair as El Niño winter draws closer
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An audit released Monday found 57 dams in poor or unsatisfactory condition as of May, up from previous counts.California
El Niño, already near/at record intensity, will further strengthen to historic level
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El Niño is still strengthening, with peak intensity expected around Nov-Dec, says the Exedra's favorite weather wonk Daniel Swain.Elections
