It’s not your imagination. San Francisco is becoming rattier — literally. According to a new study, San Francisco’s rat population has grown faster than many of its peer cities in recent years. The research,

A series of small earthquakes shook the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquakes all struck near Hayward, Calif., just south of Oakland. A minor, 3.3-magnitude earthquake happened at 11:52 a.m. Pacific time about 1 mile east of Hayward, Calif., data from the agency shows.

A series of small earthquakes rattled the San Francisco Bay Area late Thursday morning, adding another challenge to what is already a busy day battling nature in the region.