Adverse weather has not let up in the Bay Area. Thousands have suffered the ravages of strong winds, cold fronts and snowfall, which have caused fallen trees, road closures and widespread blackouts at various points.
Given this, cities have opened shelters for those who need it most. Authorities have called to stay safe and have emergency kits on hand for any contingency. Remember to keep yourself and yours safe.
Here's the local news for February 18-24 that you need to know to stay up to date.
? 0 ?
A new study of income and other economic measures shows stark wealth disparity in Silicon Valley in one of the country's wealthiest regions, with the top 10 percent of households holding 66 percent of investable assets in the region on last year.
In Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, just eight households had more wealth than the bottom 50 percent -- nearly half a million households -- according to the Silicon Valley Index, an annual report by the Silicon Valley Institute for Regional Studies.
The institute defines Silicon Valley as Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, as well as parts of Santa Cruz and southern Alameda counties. The think tank also includes San Francisco in some of its metrics. The report focused solely on data from Santa Clara and San Mateo counties for its wealth analyses.
? 0 ?
Time is money, and in Silicon Valley, that saying rings true. So when news broke that Google's highly anticipated megacampus in San Jose might be postponed, it raised surprise and concern.
At stake are approximately 25,000 jobs and $155 million for a community fund that will be used to pay for education, job training and to try to prevent displacement after the construction of Downtown West. These benefits will only become apparent once Google employees occupy offices on the downtown San Jose campus.
? 0 ?
More than 71 thousand clients of PG&E were without power in the Bay Area Tuesday afternoon as strong winds began blowing in the region.
The most affected customers are located throughout the Peninsula, where 32,150 are without power, while 16,910 have blackouts in the South Bay, 7,845 in the East Bay, 7,629 in the North Bay and 7,224 in San Francisco, said Mayra Tostado, a spokeswoman for PG&E.
Downed trees and power lines have been reported throughout the region and people are advised to use extra care when driving, especially in taller vehicles.
The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for the Bay Area that will be in effect until 1 p.m. Wednesday, and high wind advisories have been issued along the region's coastal areas.
? 0 ?
As of Tuesday night, more than 114,000 PG&E customers lost power in the Bay Area Tuesday night as strong winds began blowing through the region.
The most affected customers continue to be those on the Peninsula, which are already 52,106 customers without electricity. Other outages include 2,514 in San Francisco, 10,599 in the North Bay, 34,505 in the South Bay and 12,676 in the East Bay, PG&E spokeswoman Mayra Tostado said.
Downed trees and power lines have been reported throughout the region and people are advised to use extra care when driving, especially in taller vehicles.
? 0 ?
More than 64,000 PG&E customers in the Bay Area remain without power Wednesday morning amid strong winds that began blowing in the region a day earlier, according to the utility.
About 44,500 customers across the peninsula are without power, more than two-thirds of the total affected customers in the Bay Area, PG&E spokeswoman Tamar Sarkissian said.
? 0 ?
East Palo Alto's deputy mayor called on Pacific Gas and Electric Thursday to upgrade its infrastructure as some peninsula residents have been without power for two days due to high winds and downed power lines.
More than 60,000 PG&E customers in San Mateo County have been affected by power outages caused by high winds earlier this week, making San Mateo the hardest-hit county in the Bay Area.
According to East Palo Alto Deputy Mayor Antonio Lopez, some homes in the city have been without power since 1 p.m. Tuesday.
PG&E has expressed optimism that power could be restored by 10 p.m. Thursday, according to state Sen. Josh Becker, D-San Mateo, but some are still in the dark for now.
? 0 ?
Officers of the Redwood City Police Department ?RWCPD, for its acronym in English? Aldo Sepúlveda Pérez was arrested after he was investigated for being involved in soliciting minors for lewd purposes.
Thus, the Investigative Unit of the Redwood City Police Department conducted an investigation, where sufficient evidence was found to arrest the 35-year-old man.
The arrest was made on the charges: Lewd Acts with a Minor and Contacting a Minor for Sexual Purposes, and Arranging to Meet with a Minor for a Lewd Act.
Sepúlveda Pérez was booked into the San Mateo County Jail on the aforementioned charges, according to the RWCPD.
? 0 ?
As war continues to ravage Ukraine, Ulia Gosart, an assistant professor at San Jose State University is working to preserve the country's culture.
Assistant Professor Ulia Gosart of the SJSU School of Information and her colleagues have been raising money to purchase equipment and technology to digitize rare books, ethnographic materials, and three-dimensional objects like cultural bedding for the Cherkasy Library in central Ukraine, which it has remained relatively safe during the war.
Gosart, who grew up in Ukraine, trained as a librarian at kyiv University. He said digitizing Ukrainian culture was a practical way to help people who had been displaced by the year-long war.
? 0 ?
You may be interested in: Wealth disparity in Silicon Valley deepens as poverty rises
