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The Debate for Keeping Diablo Canyon Open Past 2030 Is On. What Could It Mean for Your Bills?
While research shows that keeping the state’s last nuclear power plant running makes economic sense, critics argue Californians are paying PG&E too much to operate it.
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Storms Sweeping Bay Area This Week to Bring Rain and Thunderstorms
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Obsessed With the Artemis II Crew? There’s a Party for That in Oakland
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Cold Front Brings Bay Area Rain, Sierra Nevada Snow
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After 4.6 Earthquake Jolts Santa Cruz, Seismologists Double Down on MyShake Alerts
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As Sierra Snowpack Dwindles, Concern Mounts Over Fire Risk and Water Management
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Storms Sweeping Bay Area This Week to Bring Rain and Thunderstorms
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California Bill Aims to Steer Grocery Shoppers Away From Ultraprocessed Foods
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The Debate for Keeping Diablo Canyon Open Past 2030 Is On. What Could It Mean for Your Bills?

While research shows that keeping the state’s last nuclear power plant running makes economic sense, critics argue Californians are paying PG&E too much to operate it.
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Storms Sweeping Bay Area This Week to Bring Rain and Thunderstorms

Northern California could see an unsettled pattern, with possible lightning, hail and a few feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
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Cold Front Brings Bay Area Rain, Sierra Nevada Snow

Warm weather in the Bay Area gives way to cooler temperatures and rain, along with snow in the Sierra Nevada, as a cold front moves over Northern California.
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After 4.6 Earthquake Jolts Santa Cruz, Seismologists Double Down on MyShake Alerts

A 4.6 magnitude earthquake near Boulder Creek prompted alerts across Northern California, but mixed reactions reveal skepticism about early warning systems.
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As Sierra Snowpack Dwindles, Concern Mounts Over Fire Risk and Water Management

After a March heat wave roasted the Sierra Nevada, California’s April snowpack levels are at near record lows.
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In 2026, the Bay Area Still Has Lots to Learn from ‘Silent Spring’

KQED takes on the seminal work in the context of the MAHA movement, PFAS, climate change and more during a discussion at the Night of Ideas on April 11.
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Artemis II: What NASA’s Scientists Hope to Learn From Sending Humans to the Moon

The mission will test life support systems, study deep space radiation, and capture new views of the moon.
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