Moderate rainfall returned to Northern California early Friday morning as a new storm system came onshore ahead of another round of dangerous surf conditions.

Workers and designers put a final touch on the Golden Globes red carpet ahead of the first Hollywood award ceremony of the year, opening the much anticipated Oscars race.

As widespread rainfall moves across the San Francisco Bay Area on Friday, the National Weather Service has issued a beach hazards statement and high surf advisory. Rain showers began in the North Bay early Friday morning before increasing coverage to the south by 6 a.