traditional demarcation between the seasons when we arrive home from holiday to find everything in our house in dire need of immediate repair has come so early that we haven't even been away yet. The light switch in the downstairs loo is stuck in the on position. The back door will not shut. The garden hose has exploded. Nothing in this house works, my wife says, trying to flick the jammed light switch. Better always on than always off, I say, trying to be positive.
The Department of Agriculture has urged visitors to forests, parks, beaches and other recreation areas to not bring barbeques and other sources of ignition as vegetation fires pose a danger to resources and public safety.
Maximum sustained winds are near 70 mph (110 km/h) with higher gusts. Steady strengthening is expected during the next few days and Erin is forecast to become a hurricane later today, and it could become a major hurricane by this weekend.
High-profile carjacking: Edward "Big Balls" Coristine, perhaps DOGE's most famous ex-staffer, was the victim of an assault on Swann Street, Northwest, on Sunday. Police say a large group of youths surrounded Coristine and another person and demanded their car.
Berkeley's summer has been the coldest in over 25 years, with temperatures significantly lower than average in June and July, reflecting patterns inconsistent with the broader warming trend across California.