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Switch up your workout without sacrificing any of its intensity with a climb up the Bay Area's tallest hikeable peaks.From 4,342 foot-tall Mount Saint Helena in Calistoga to 2,463 foot-tall Sonoma Mountain in Glen Ellen, bagging these mountains will have you working muscles you forgot you had.Our advice?

Monterey County residents are bracing for yet another onslaught of floodwater as an incoming storm threatens to overflow the Salinas River, imperiling the lives of farmworkers and crops and triggering evacuations."Projections now include a probable inundation of roadways between the Monterey Peninsula and the rest of the county," officials said hours before an atmospheric river was forecast to hit the agricultural region.

Images Courtesy of Vivino When it comes to the holidays, there's never a one-size-fits-all drinking plan.Plenty among us will mark the festive season with an electric green Grinch cocktail spiked with melon-flavored Midori.Others will gravitate toward the minty It's a Wonderful Life cocktail doctored with Irish cream liqueur.

Images Courtesy of Vivino Chardonnay has conquered major wine regions globally and is one of the most widely planted grape varieties.From Burgundy and Champagne in France, to Italy, Austria, the United States and beyond, there are exceptional bottles produced all over the world.But, it can be a polarizing grape.

Fresh signs have emerged that the Bay Area's hotel market is wobbly including efforts to scout for one or more investors willing to take over a faltering loan for a lodging icon that's perched atop San Francisco's famed Nob Hill.The Stanford Court Hotel, a historic lodging site at 905 California Street and one of the best-known hotels in the region, is the focal point of an attempt to find a new holder of the loan on the property, according to a marketing flyer reviewed by this news organization.

A rare and powerful winter storm sweeping the West Coast is battering areas unaccustomed to snow and wintry mix, bringing parts of Portland, Ore., to a halt before moving south toward California.The varied precipitation, ranging from rain to snow to graupel, a slushier version of snow, was met with a mix of distress and marvel: Whiteout conditions shuttered roads in the mountains and stranded drivers, while beaches in areas like Santa Cruz, Calif., received a light dusting.

South Bay residents will soon be able to get some of the Bay Area's best bagels right in their own backyards.According to a post on the company's Instagram, super-popular bagel shop Boichik Bagels will open its third outpost in Santa Clara later this year.The post indicates the new location will be at 2050 Wyatt Drive and is expected to debut this summer.

Paul Pelosi, the 82-year-old longtime husband of U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, was attacked "violently" by an intruder at the couple's San Francisco home early Friday.He is currently in the hospital, according to a statement from Nancy Pelosi, but is expected to make a full recovery.