Ben Trefny

Nicole Odell, jokingly, groaned when she shared her experiences about transitioning her comedy shows off of Zoom in a post COVID-19 era. “One of our lasting wounds from the pandemic,” she grumbled. “There was an interesting thing we saw in our audiences where people sort of forgot how to people. A lot of unspoken rules had to be relearned.” Rules like supporting comedians who are trying to entertain crowds. And even showing up for comedy shows in person at all.

Last week, the Bay Area experienced some warmer weather. Some areas were under heat advisories. And in San Francisco, temperatures reached the upper seventies with humidity levels making the air a little stickier. And while that is considered warm for the city, it’s relatively cool compared to most of the state. That’s because cold water temperatures off the coast serve as a natural swamp cooler, dissipating heat from the air.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and California Energy Commission Chair David Hochschild have notified the U.S. Department of the Interior and energy developer Invenergy that the state intends to sue over a federal agreement to cancel an offshore wind lease off the Central Coast.