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'I Live in a Box:' Bay Area Illustrator Says Crazy Rents Made Him Build a Bedroom 'Pod' in a San Francisco Living Room nbcbay.com/peKxup2

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Thunder and lightning, very very ... unseasonal? Here’s more on yesterday’s rare Bay Area weather occurrence. 

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The view from our NBC Bay Area chopper over the Outside Lands Music Festival in San Francisco.

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Mountain View resident Rhonda Bergman is the first person in line for the San Francisco Giants’ opening day. "Yep, I'm the crazy one." 

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Extremely foggy start to Super Bowl Sunday in Phoenix. What's up with this weather?!

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"Life can be more sublime, it can be more rich, it can be more wonderful...and mine is, but it isn't like that ever again." -- Former 49ers quarterback Steve Young on his glory days with the team. TUNE IN #SuperBowl Sunday for "Bay Area Revelations: The Super Seven," where we'll recount the story of the remarkable stretch from '76 to '96 when the San Francisco 49ers and The Oakland Raiders appeared in 16 out of 20 post-seasons and won seven Super Bowls combined.http://nbcbay.com/Q5gKiY0

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BREAKING: Boston beats out San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. as USOC's choice to be U.S. city that will bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Latest details: http://nbcbay.com/TJnzcOM 

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TROPHY TOUR: Ringing in the New Year, World Series champs style! The San Francisco Giants three World Series trophies stopped by the NBC Bay Area studios today... good thing Rob Mayeda NBC Bay Area wore his orange tie!

Here's where you can see the trophies in person: http://nbcbay.com/FgCjaeq

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Police say this man in the Santa Claus costume robbed a San Francisco bank on Saturday – during SantaCon festivities. The pictures were released today--> http://nbcbay.com/7PClqJT Anyone who recognizes him is asked to contact SFPD.

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"WAKESKATING" IN HEALDSBURG: When it rains, you go "wakeskating"? That's what some folks in Healdsburg did today after the storm flooded some streets and parking lots. MORE: http://nbcbay.com/ekRXjUi Stay with NBC Bay Area for continuing #BayAreaStorm coverage on-air and online. Latest: http://nbcbay.com/MwcXpx3 Check your forecast: http://nbcbay.com/q6lFw1b Interactive radar: http://nbcbay.com/s0Wd2g1 Traffic map: http://nbcbay.com/jMMlOqd Weather at your fingertips. Download the NBC Bay Area News app. iPhone: http://nbcbay.com/ovDs9z4 | Android: http://nbcbay.com/CmnyIWz

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#BayAreaStorm coverage: Three cars trapped in Berkeley floodwaters. Full report coming up in our expanded newscasts beginning at 4 p.m.

Latest: http://nbcbay.com/MwcXpx3 Check your forecast: http://nbcbay.com/q6lFw1b Interactive radar: http://nbcbay.com/s0Wd2g1 Traffic map: http://nbcbay.com/jMMlOqd Weather at your fingertips. Download the NBC Bay Area News app. iPhone: http://nbcbay.com/ovDs9z4 | Android: http://nbcbay.com/CmnyIWz

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ALCATRAZ AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW: Thanks to viewer Sandra Frykman for sharing this beautiful photo she took this morning. More of your rainbow photos--> http://nbcbay.com/aDoTguv The NBC Bay Area Microclimate Weather Team says another storm is on the way this afternoon. Showers will begin in the North Bay and make their way south through the evening. Details right now on NBC Bay Area News at 11 a.m. and starting at 5 p.m. this afternoon, not to mention 24/7 on the NBC Bay Area website and app--> http://nbcbay.com/DyEO7w7 Stay dry and drive safe out there!

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PADDLEBOARDING ON FLOODED STREETS: Californians love their outdoor sports, even when they're in the midst of a natural disaster. So, when the roads flooded today in Mill Valley, on the sixth consecutive day of rain in the Bay Area, one man decided to get where he needed to go on a paddleboard. Can anyone guess where he might be going?

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After a night of heavy rain, a big sinkhole opened up at Lake & 6th streets in San Francisco.

Stay with NBC Bay Area News on-air and online for the latest on the storm. Check your forecast and view interactive radar here.

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NBC Bay Area's helicopter flew over Candlestick Park earlier today and this is what we saw: Hundreds of what appears to be discarded stadium seats piled up all over the place. Earlier in the day, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee unveiled plans for the future of the Candlestick site, an "urban outlet" mall, featuring an African diaspora-themed market, movie theaters and 6,000 homes. Demolition of the storied venue is expected to begin this winter.

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Pot Farmers Steal Water Amid Epic Drought

In the midst of California’s epic drought, NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit has uncovered trespassing marijuana farmers stealing massive amounts of water meant for public lands.

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Garth Brooks joined Twitter today (after spending some time at Twitter headquarters in San Francisco) and tweeted out "SURPRISE! Meet me @IndySF at 5:30 pm for a free #ManAgainstMachine listening party (Yes, really!) -love, g."

If you happen to be in the neighborhood and spot Garth Brooks, send us a photo. Email it to [email protected].