Embarcadero

Some areas are going to be keeping a close eye on will be the corridor along Market Street, stations like Castro Station, Church Station, Van Ness.

Another major area of concern is also the ferry portal on the Embarcadero where light rail trains go from above ground to underground or the other way around.

This week the high tide already impacted parts of the Embarcadero and while SFMTA says no major damage or intrusion happened to that ferry portal this time, it does keep what's to come top of mind.

It makes this very, very real that if we're seeing just that on bright, sunny days, if we see some really heavy weather and as we see the tides increase, as we're expected to see a few times this year and certainly as we get into the new year, I think it's just really a taste that makes it very real for the crews that they understand, hey, this is something we're going to have to deal with.

Again, they say they are getting ready to deal with that.

Roads throughout the community are shut down as authorities try to keep everyone safe.

And you can also see El Nino's impacts on San Francisco's Embarcadero, sending waves crashing onto the pavement.

Port officials have placed these barriers along the scenic piers to keep visitors from being pulled in.

All right, so we have the high tide.

We are looking at some Halloween activities happening starting today at the Ferry Building all the way through the weekend.

Yeah, you know what else is around the Ferry Building too, Delaney? I saw driving in those high tides sloshing

over the Embarcadero.

We've been seeing a lot of that flooding in those low-lying coastal areas here, and unfortunately that is going to continue, that potential for flooding, right on through Saturday.

And take a look at this video out of Benicia, where you can see the water over the road and starting to go up into the yard of one home.

And here in San Francisco, you can see more flooding along the Embarcadero.

Other than closing off a couple of piers, it didn't cause too many issues.

So the question is, how long will these high tides stick around?

Good morning, y'all.

That's the player right there taking her baby for a walk along the Embarcadero this morning.

Get

that baby out here on the waterfront.

And then Brito asks a question.

So serious question.

Does SFMTA have plans to keep water out of the Embarcadero tunnel entrance? It says that in New York, they added a giant inflatable plug after the hurricanes there.

Oh, geez.

And as KCBS's David Welch reports, the port is bracing for what comes next.

Along the Embarcadero, tides are topping the lowest spots.

Eric Young with the Port of San Francisco says warmer waters has tides running a foot or more above normal, earlier than usual.

And

And he got hit with a devastating cancer diagnosis.

I still remember I was in the Embarcadero in San Francisco, calling him to tell him excitedly that we just got a commitment to our fund.

And he was silent.

And he told me that he just got this devastating diagnosis.

Young says the city is planning on deploying barriers along the waterfront and could pump out water if necessary.

The city says it informed businesses along the Embarcadero that their operations could be affected due to the projected winter storms.

I'm Jose Velasquez, KQED News.

Nurses at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital are on strike today after several rounds of unsuccessful contract talks between the hospital and the Staff Nurses Association.