![Paiching Wei, graphics director for the San Jose Mercury News. For his Wordpress profile. (Michael Malone/Bay Area News Group)](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Wei_Paiching_2016.jpg?w=85)
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Paiching Wei
Bay Area News Group graphics director Pai, aka Paiching Wei, manages and creates news information graphics, illustrations and other visuals that appear online at MercuryNews.com and EastBayTimes.com and in print in the East Bay Times and The Mercury News. He is a graduate of UC Davis with a BS degree in design.
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
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![NASA satellite photos show big change due to steady series of recent winter storms. NASA satellite photos show big change due to steady series of recent winter storms.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/snowslider2-14-24-10.png?w=140)
Before and after: Sierra Nevada snowpack expands steadily over past month
NASA satellite photos show big change due to steady series of recent winter storms.
![California is one of the most expensive states to live in, but in terms of energy costs, it is surprisingly one of the most affordable in the country. California is one of the most expensive states to live in, but in terms of energy costs, it is surprisingly one of the most affordable in the country.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20130314__0316grid2.jpg?w=132)
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See how California energy costs compare with other states’
California is one of the most expensive states to live in, but in terms of energy costs, it is surprisingly one of the most affordable in the country.
![U.S. Drought Monitor maps tracked the driest and wettest weeks U.S. Drought Monitor maps tracked the driest and wettest weeks](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/SJM-L-PXL_20230329_200947814_104610029.jpg?w=140)
Water whiplash: See how California’s drought disappeared in a few months
U.S. Drought Monitor maps tracked the driest and wettest weeks
![The Golden State has seen nearly double the amount of strong atmospheric rivers this season. The Golden State has seen nearly double the amount of strong atmospheric rivers this season.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Screen-Shot-2023-04-07-at-3.52.59-PM.png?w=120)
Animated map: Watch 30-plus atmospheric rivers slam into California
The Golden State has seen nearly double the amount of strong atmospheric rivers this season.
![Just how "over" is the drought, and how unusual has this season of rain really been? Here are seven charts to help with the answers. Just how "over" is the drought, and how unusual has this season of rain really been? Here are seven charts to help with the answers.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/SJM-L-SNOWCHARTS-0407-90-copy.jpg?w=140)
7 charts that explain California’s wild winter of 2023
Just how "over" is the drought, and how unusual has this season of rain really been? Here are seven charts to help with the answers.
![Tsunami hazard maps have been updated for four Bay Area counties. Tsunami hazard maps have been updated for four Bay Area counties.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/SJM-L-TSUNAMI-1011-90.jpeg?w=125)
Map: California updates tsunami hazard areas with most changes in the Bay Area
Tsunami hazard maps have been updated for four Bay Area counties.
![Two shark attacks in two months at Lovers Point have drawn attention to the risk of being attacked by a white shark. Two shark attacks in two months at Lovers Point have drawn attention to the risk of being attacked by a white shark.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Lovers-Point-Shark-Attack-6-23-22.webp?w=132)
Map: See where California shark attacks have been reported since 1950
Two shark attacks in two months at Lovers Point have drawn attention to the risk of being attacked by a white shark.
![See how the novel coronavirus has ebbed and flowed through California's population, making its way to every corner of the state, tallying nearly 10 million recorded infections, and over 92,000 deaths. See how the novel coronavirus has ebbed and flowed through California's population, making its way to every corner of the state, tallying nearly 10 million recorded infections, and over 92,000 deaths.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/COVID-county-animation-featured.jpg?w=115)
Watch how COVID has spread across California since the pandemic began
See how the novel coronavirus has ebbed and flowed through California's population, making its way to every corner of the state, tallying nearly 10 million recorded infections, and over 92,000...
![To follow the current trend in prices in the Bay Area, California and the United States, we've gathered historical price data from AAA and produced these charts showing the changes through the years. To follow the current trend in prices in the Bay Area, California and the United States, we've gathered historical price data from AAA and produced these charts showing the changes through the years.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Gas-prices.png?w=140)
Daily gas price tracker: Follow the trends
To follow the current trend in prices in the Bay Area, California and the United States, we've gathered historical price data from AAA and produced these charts showing the changes...
![The eight largest fires in California's recorded history have occurred in the last four years. The eight largest fires in California's recorded history have occurred in the last four years.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/windy8-1.jpeg?w=132)
Map: California’s megafires — and which ones are still burning
The eight largest fires in California's recorded history have occurred in the last four years.