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A sitting ovation for band leader
Steve Chandler celebrates his birthday today. He will be a mere 164 years younger than the United States, which celebrated its 248th yesterday. For the 40th, and final, time, Chandler joined the Independence Day festivities in Half Moon Bay as part of the Sit Down Marching Band. For the past...
Coyote pup rescued by Peninsula fire crew dies of dehydration
SAN FRANCISCO -- A dehydrated coyote pup died Thursday after being rescued by Bay Area firefighters.The coyote was about six weeks old, said Colleen Crowley, spokesperson for the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA.Photos of the July 4 rescue on social media show a big-eared pup bundled up and given bowls of food at a San Mateo County fire station.The coyote was found in an unincorporated area of the county just south of San Francisco.Firefighters with Cal Fire CZU had "seen this pup running around with his mom but, this time, mom was nowhere in sight. The little animal seemed disoriented and was stumbling around," read the post accompanying photos.They gave the pup water and chicken until rescuers with the humane society could take the small coyote, who was dehydrated and malnourished.Crowley said the pup could barely open its eyes.
Power Outages Affect Thousands in San Mateo County and Beyond
Heat-related issues have led to a significant power outage affecting approximately 1,700 customers near Pescadero in San Mateo County late Thursday afternoon, according to PG&E. Widespread Outages Hit Pescadero and San Jose. As of 4:05 p.m., PG&E crews were actively working to resolve the issue, although there was no estimated...
Pacifica welcomes roasted inlanders seeking cool relief Coastside
PACIFICA -- During the Independence Day holiday, lots of Bay Area residents sought escape from triple-digit heat, making the seaside town of Pacifica pretty popular. People joke about how rarely you see the sun in this foggy town but after this week, gray skies have become a kind of tourist attraction.In the East Bay, the warnings about extreme heat continued on Saturday. Shortly before noon, the temperature in Walnut Creek was only 91. That seemed pretty good to the Lemelle family who were setting up an outdoor family reunion party at Heather Farms."I like it like this," said Frances Lemelle,...
Wildfires still a risk on Day 5 of heat wave as North Bay residents try to keep cool
Our brutal Bay Area heat wave is now in its fifth day. Extreme heat was increasing fire danger in the North Bay Saturday and many folks were seeking shade and just trying to cope."We're still all hands on deck," said Jason Clay from Cal Fire.Cal Fire crews jumped on a wildfire Saturday, north of Geyserville in Sonoma County. The so-called Pocket Fire burned 12 acres before it was contained. Red Flag conditions and extreme heat are keeping firefighters busy across the North Bay and the state this weekend.On Tuesday, The Toll Fire in Napa County was stopped at 40 acres...
More road, ramp, and lane closures coming to Northern California
(FOX40.COM) — About one week after Northern California drivers had to deal with various closures along Interstate 5 and Interstate 80, more closures are coming to the region. Various projects by Caltrans are expected to disrupt the daily commute of drivers in Placer, Nevada, Sierra, and Sacramento counties. Those projects include an effort to bring […]
The Oakland Ed Week in Review 6/29/24-7/5/24
We’re back with our roundup of education news from around The Town, the Bay Area, state, and nation for your weekend reading. This is a Dirk favorite and one of the last blogs he published for Great School Voices. Here’s what’s been going on:. Here in Oakland...
Local volleyball player shines at Junior National Championship
Pacifica’s Teddy Boyes competed at the Amateur Athletic Union Junior National Volleyball Championship held from June 26 to 29 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. The right side hitter helped his team, the SFElite Saga 14U, to a remarkable fifth-place finish in the 14U USA Division Gold Bracket.
Free fishing day, record heat draw the angling-curious to California waterways
SAN FRANCISCO -- Saturday was the first of the two free fishing days of 2024 in California -- a great time to get out to the water to see if you could make the perfect cast."Fishing remains hugely popular in California. We have such diverse populations. We have the ocean, lakes and rivers," said Peter Tira, spokesperson for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. "We want to get people outside. We want people to be out in nature."Tira says these are the two days out of the year where you don't need a license to fish in the state."We...
History Corner: Bohannon Office Park-Menlo Park Business Park
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A lack and white negative photo shows an aerial view of the Bohannon Office Park in Menlo Park Business Park, looking southeast, in 1960. During the 1930s and 1940s, David D. Bohannon developed 25,000 residential properties in Alameda, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties....
Stanford University burn control experiment could help ecosystem, cut fire risk in years to come
There's a new twist on wildfire preparedness here in the Bay Area. It's an experiment at Stanford University, not just to cut the risk this year but potentially cut it in decades to come.On a sunny afternoon, crews guiding a tank-like machine burned a path through the wild grass near the Stanford University dish, kicking off a study that will eventually turn thousands of acres into a living fire lab.Known as the BurnBot, the unit works like a rolling furnace, scorching the ground with a precision that's keeping the controlled burn safe and potentially providing new clues for researchers.MORE:...
Does the Future of ADUs Involve Solar Power?
As the nation navigates the best way to deal with a housing crisis, multiple local governments have embraced an easy-to-implement measure: making it easier for homeowners to build more homes on their land. Cities and states across the nation have legalized the building of accessory dwelling units, or ADUs — a measure that allows for second homes to be built to house additional family members, renters and more.
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