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#FactFriday: “At no time was water scarcity in general an issue. Rather, there were local shortages of water during the firefight, principally due to infrastructure constraints. But Southern California has plenty of water in storage right now.” #cawater cnn.com/2025/01/09/pol…

A daily record high was set today at San Jose, where a high of 74 was reported, compared to the previous record of 70 in 1962. Data is preliminary data, official and certified data available from NOAA NCEI. #CAwx

Another Wind Advisory goes into effect at midnight, continuing through 10:00am Sunday. Kind of a borderline setup for this one, with most of us experiencing gusts in the 20-30mph range. Some of the peaks could see gusts around 50mph, especially late in the day Saturday. #CAwx

Stocks are promising a red opening after Friday's jobs-report inspired selloff, with the Fed likely done with rate cuts for the current cycle, tech stocks feeling some pain from that. Insurance stocks are taking it on the chin from the LA fires. #DOW -48 #NASDAQ -199.

Trump is considering an #LAFire visit, either before or after 1/20, in response to an invitation from Gavin Newsom, who told him Americans would be better-served by seeing them working together than "politicizing a human tragedy and spreading disinformation from the sidelines."

⚠️🧊Frost Advisory issued from 1 AM to 9 AM Tuesday morning for temperatures as low as 34°F across the interior Bay Area and all of the Central Coast. This cold could be hazardous to unsheltered populations. Protect people, pets, plants, and pipes! #CAwx # BayAreaWX

We are anticipating cold and frosty conditions across much of the area tonight and potentially again Tuesday Night - Wednesday Morning. Be sure to wear layers, limit time outdoors, check heaters, cover or bring in sensitive plants, tend to animals, and wrap outdoor pipes! #CAwx

Here are the latest details on the expected winds. Wind are weaker than expected today, but looking for one more enhancement late tonight and Wednesday. Not quite out of the woods yet. Red Flag Warnings remain in play. Stay aware of your surroundings. #cawx

Palisades Fire. Caltrans crews removing brush and trees for nearly a mile on PCH north of McClure Tunnel, reducing the fuel load in the area so as to reduce risk of future fires reaching this area. KNX News 97.1 FM

There's an ongoing fire at the Vistra Power Plant Moss Landing. Heat signature can be seen in satellite imagery. readymontereycounty.org/emergency #CAwx

The track shutdown and bus bridge that had been planned between Walnut Creek and Concord for Saturday, January 18 and Sunday, January 19 has been postponed. Instead, BART will offer our regular weekend service on both days.

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao address reporters following her arraignment hearing in federal court. She is pleading NOT guilty to all charges, her attorney Jeff Tsai questions the politics of the investigation and says the evidence doesn’t support the charges.

Yay!

HUGHES FIRE now at over 8000 acres in 5 hours. Fir units deployed to protect homes in Castaic and to prevent fire from jumping Interstate 5 and heading for Santa Clarita. Still minimal containment. Air drops are ongoing.

Looking forward to your migration to Bluesky. Really rely on your social media account!

Warning, Warning, Warning: Traffic could be backed up in Palo Alto on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. for my book signing at Books Inc in Town in Country Village. Or not. Yeah, probably not. But no matter how few or how many show up, we'll have fun. Hope to see you there.

Heading over to BlueSky, as many of my journalism friends have. Hoping government orgs like BART, SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA, CAL FIRE SCU, CHP Truckee, CHP Oakland, San Mateo County Sheriff's Office follow. Come see me at Patti Reising @pattireising.bsky.social.bsky.social

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I'm lurking on Twitter, but prefer Bluesky! Thanks for the kind wishes, my friend!

What a career Doug! A real pleasure to work alongside one of the smartest and most accomplished journalists I know! Can’t wait for the next chapter(s) for you…….