Water managers
The statewide Sierra Nevada snowpack is at 108% of normal. Reservoirs are at above-average capacity. Barring a total shut-down of precipitation until April, the summer water situation is looking pretty good.
Shoplifters
Under Proposition 36, which took effect Jan. 1, retail thieves now face three years in jail after a third conviction, and prosecutors in some counties are already charging under the new law.
Lyft
After turning its first profitable quarter last year, prominent rideshare company renews its San Francisco headquarters lease — but for 170,000 square feet, down from 419,000 due to remote work.
