The Biden administration has set to a goal to restore eight million acres of wetlands over the next six years, following a Supreme Court ruling that limited wetland protections under the Clean Water Act: eenews.net/articles/biden…

There are two types of people in the Bay Area: those who have never been to our region’s only 24-hour Filipino restaurant, and those for whom Cafe Colma — the frenetic, perpetually crowded diner located inside a casino — is nothing short of a local icon.
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“Some of the plans that I’m seeing (will) fill Chinatown with affordable housing. That’s not how you build a thriving community. It’s 2024. We should be able to foresee that's not how you treat a cultural minority district that was born through racism.”
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Around 200 pro Palestinian protestors marching on Stanford campus now

„ We demand that the university addresses their collaboration with apartheid and divest.“

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Alameda has all the marks of an island. To get there, you have to use a bridge, tunnel or boat. Locals talk about going “on and off island.” Residents wear T-shirts that say 'Islander.” But it wasn't always separated from the mainland. Via Bay Curious
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'We Indian people, we're already in a post-apocalyptic world,' said Deb Krol. 'Our apocalypse has happened...now we're trying to rebuild. Bc we already have this knowledge, we can be of use to the rest of the world when their apocalypse happens too.' Good piece by Joan Meiners 🐝🚴‍♀️:

Live YouTube office hours tomorrow @ 10am PT! Topic: my thoughts on whether/why Summer 2024 could be hottest on record in Northern Hemisphere (yes, again) and early thoughts regarding Fire Season 2024 in North America. #CAwx #CAfire #climate youtube.com/live/ALPPC3zAb…

Very interesting look at a USACE HQ pilot project in SF Bay to test what they hope is a less overwhelming approach to marsh restoration. The method is called shallow placement: dropping sediment & letting the tides move it around.
via Erica Gies / SlowWater.World The Atlantic theatlantic.com/science/archiv…

New Weather West post: Mild and slightly unsettled spring weather to continue across CA into May. But then what? My thoughts on how cool/mild start to summer/fire season might turn into something quite different by Aug/Sep. #CAwx #CAfire #CAwater weatherwest.com/archives/39268

Same-Sex Couples Face Higher Climate Change Risks, UCLA Study Shows

“Our research cuts against the narratives that LGBT people often live in safe pockets of coastal cities where they have access to all the resources,' Ari Shaw

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When San Francisco's oldest queer bar The Stud closed its doors at the onset of the pandemic in 2020, its worker-owner collective vowed to one day return. That day arrived yesterday, April 20, as the bar celebrates its reopening at its new SoMa location:
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About 500,000 hatchery-raised salmon were released into the Klamath River last week. Indigenous leaders said they expect these fish will flourish when they migrate back upstream in a few years to spawn in a free-flowing river. 'They're a symbol of hope.' latimes.com/environment/st…

HeadsUp: This Sat., 4/20, the SF Lowrider Council will pay tribute to Selena with a lowrider cruise in the Mission starting at 3:30pm.
➡️The 14, 14R, 27, 48, 49, & 67 will have reroutes.
➡️For service details: sfmta.com/travel-updates…

5 New Mysteries and Thrillers for Your Nightstand This Spring ww2.kqed.org/arts/2024/04/1…

Many are asking: are we done with rain?

NO! We're getting a break for another week but Climate Prediction Center's 8 to 14 day outlook shows 'Above' Precip for much of the Bay Area.

ECMWF-AI Upper Air model is also hinting at a return to rain around then. If correct!

“You’ll be displacing a lot of families. You say this is for the safety for the public. But where are these people going to go after they are displaced? We aren’t thinking about that.'
kqed.org/news/11983146/… via @KQEDNews & Sydney Johnson

Climate change-exacerbated storms or wildfires could be worsening the rockfalls that keep shutting down portions of California's iconic Highway 1, Grace Toohey reports: latimes.com/california/sto…

BREAKING: California State Water Resources Control Board just voted unanimously to place the Tulare Lake Subbasin on probation over excessive groundwater pumping. KVPR SJV Water

Did you know that ferns are... getting busy... ALL around YOU?!?

Yep.

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didn't he fill them with all the people/creatures he killed?