Rong-Gong Lin II is a Metro reporter based in San Francisco who specializes in covering statewide earthquake safety issues and the COVID-19 pandemic. He won the California Newspaper Publishers Assn.’s Freedom of Information Award and the University of Florida’s Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Award. He was a finalist for the Ursula and Gilbert Farfel Prize for Excellence in Investigative Reporting and the Knight Award for Public Service. A San Francisco area native, he graduated from UC Berkeley in 2004.
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that seniors 65 and older get a second dose of the 2023-24 COVID-19 vaccination.
March 13, 2024
As many as 300 people were exposed to a child with measles at UC Davis Medical Center, according to health officials in Sacramento and El Dorado counties.
March 12, 2024
The statewide snowpack by Monday had swelled to 104% of normal for the date, with a snow water equivalent of 24.4 inches. Snowpack was about 94% of its average for April 1, the date when it is typically at its deepest.
March 4, 2024
Major ski areas were closed from Lake Tahoe to Mammoth as a blizzard hit California’s Sierra Nevada with heavy snow and high winds.
March 3, 2024
Otra tormenta invernal azotó el sur de California este fin de semana, pero se espera que sea más suave que las lluvias anteriores.
March 2, 2024
Another winter storm hit Southern California this weekend, but it is expected to be milder than previous rain events.
March 2, 2024
The California snowstorm cut off Mammoth Mountain from SoCal again Sunday and paralyzed Interstate 80. A blizzard warning was extended for Mammoth until Sunday night and the Tahoe area through Monday morning.
March 3, 2024
Yosemite National Park said it was closing through at least noon Sunday because of an epic blizzard bearing down on the Sierra Nevada.
March 1, 2024
A treacherous, life-threatening blizzard hitting Lake Tahoe and Mammoth is expected to peak Friday night into Saturday. Yosemite National Park was ordered shut.
March 1, 2024
A rare blizzard warning is issued for the Sierra Nevada, including Mammoth and around Lake Tahoe. Roads could be treacherous Thursday through Sunday, officials warn.
Feb. 28, 2024