People and their pets seek refuge from heat at Bay Area beaches

Chico the Chihuahua playfully charged a towering Rottweiler at Albany Beach behind Golden Gate Fields in Albany on Saturday, one of many Bay Area residents seeking relief from the Labor Day weekend heat.

With temperatures soaring above 100 in some cities, people and their animal companions sought refuge in parks and the Bay Area beaches that remained open. The smoky air from local wildfires and heat wave on top of the pandemic have dealt the Bay Area a triple whammy.