Here we go 🔥
#cawx #heatwave #ContraCostaCounty

@transbay @RideACT

Here's a bicycle ride I did that I called the Three Tunnels Ride. It visits either ends of the Caldecott, (car) Redwood Peak (Sacramento Northern, train) and Kennedy (car) tunnels.

https://ridewithgps.com/trips/123513538

https://photos.app.goo.gl/cw1MuKGgTZcgxYYz5

https://oaklandwiki.org/Caldecott_Tunnel

https://oaklandwiki.org/Redwood_Peak_Tunnel

https://oaklandwiki.org/Kennedy_Tunnel

#Oakland #AlamedaCounty #ContraCostaCounty #history #tunnels #bicycle #sfbayarea #transit #tour

Contra Costa Young Democrats celebrating 10 years of electing young leaders to local office and getting people involved!

With many cities and agencies switching to district based elections recently under the California Voting Rights Act, there's many opportunities to build the bench and run for office without needing a huge budget.

CCYD also has been a big part of fixing the housing crisis in the East Bay, which is one of the top issues for young people.

#ContraCostaCounty

Why is there a #ContraCostaCounty sheriff's helicopter circling south #Vallejo wrong answers only
#BayArea

TALL TREES GREW HERE AWAY BACK - Redwood Forest Reached for Oakland Sky - Oakland Tribune 01 May 1952

http://fastestslowguy.blogspot.com/2020/04/tall-trees-grew-here-away-back-redwood.html

#Oakland #history #redwoods #logging #oldgrowth #ContraCostaCounty #alamedacounty #parks #hills #giants #JoaquinMillerPark #RedwoodRegionalPark #EBRPD #tribune

What's the story behind this SAVE OAKLAND'S SEQUOIAS pin? Read about it here:

https://fastestslowguy.blogspot.com/2020/04/oakland-sequoia-mountain-park-part-1.html

"To have stricken of immediately 20,000 buttons at a cost of $100 to be sold for one dollar each, these buttons to bear a picture of a redwood tree, the letters "S. O. S. and "Vote Yes, August 29." The initial cost of the buttons was underwritten by Fred E. Reed, president of the Oakland real estate board."

https://fastestslowguy.blogspot.com/2020/04/oakland-sequoia-mountain-park-part-2.html

Pin found on ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/144981481181

#oakland #redwoods #history #JoaquinMillerPark #ContraCostaCounty #AlamedaCounty #bond #parks #civics #buttons

#trafficalert #sanjoaquincounty #contracostacounty - A collision on the Old River Bridge has traffic stopped for about 3 miles in both directions of SR-4 through the Delta. Please avoid the area, use alternate routes, and check #Quickmap for the latest road conditions.

#AtmosphericRiver #Winterstorm #California
#ContraCostaCounty #
Contra Costa Fire Engine E07 was hit by a falling tree yesterday evening.
No injuries were reported.

If you follow me, you know I'm interested in old-timey #BicycleHistory , especially local to the #SanFrancisco #BayArea. Here's an account of climbing #MtDiablo by #bicycle (the ordinary, but the 'safety' bicycle) in 1889.

http://fastestslowguy.blogspot.com/2018/04/to-summit-of-mount-diablo-by-wheel-san.html

#ContraCostaCounty

@nwsbayarea_bot

Image description: Graphic titled "Special Weather Statement" that says
Valid until 10:30 PM PST Tuesday January 10, 2023
Threat Information:
Wind, 30 MPH
Hail, pea sized possible
Safety information: Seek shelter in a sturdy structure

with a map showing parts of Marin County and the East Bay, including: Bolinas, Mill Valley, San Rafael, Marinwood, Novato, San Pablo, and Hercules

#CAwx #MarinCounty #ContraCostaCounty

#TRAFFICALERT: Port Chicago Highway On-ramp is closed off to traffic including the two far-right lanes on EB State Route 4 in Concord #ContraCostaCounty For live traffic conditions ▶️ quickmap.dot.ca.gov
nitter.poast.org/KCBSAMFMTraffic/status/1611857716464738304#m

#AtmosphericRiver #California #ContraCostaCounty

Mandatory evacuation order in #Richmond on Seaview Drive.
There is a risk of mudslide on the slope above about 15 homes.

Quercus douglasii (blue oak) at sunrise
Round Valley Regional Preserve
December 2022 #ContraCostaCounty #SFBA #BayArea #California #photography via Ger Erickson #CaliforniaNativePlants

#california buckeye beneath morning cirrus
Morgan Territory Regional Preserve
#contracostacounty California #SFBA #BayArea
December 15, 2022 via gererickson.com

A #buck seen in Walnut Creek as it readies for another cool evening in Contra Costa county. The average lifespan for a deer in the wild is 3-6 years. Deer use body language to communicate with each other. They can run up to 40mph, and jump up to 10ft high. Yes, that’s its tongue sticking out at me. Guess it’s time to move on. #deer #wildlife #walnutcreek #ContraCostaCounty #hoof #

If you've ever wondered why Moraga Avenue is named that, this article helps explain it. Moraga Avenue becomes Thornhill Road, which originally continued uphill through Sobrante Road over the top, then down hill through what's now Huckleberry Botanical Preserve. Did you know there was a Shepherd Canyon tunnel and a Pinehurst Freeway planned? A land 'war' in Redwood Canyon in the 1870s? #history #mccosker #ContraCostaCounty #AlamedaCounty

Modern 'Homesteaders' Buy Another Slice of Historic Contra Costa County, Dec 23, 1953, Oakland Tribune

https://fastestslowguy.blogspot.com/2020/04/modern-homesteaders-buy-another-slice.html

This is a fascinating story about a place many don't know very well, that connects Oakland, the park districts and Moraga. This bridges the distant past of California, as we know it, and the modern day.

#AlamedaCounty #ContraCostaCounty #history #Oakland #Montclair #Canyon #Moraga #Pinehurst #Huckleberry

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Other than what's in my profile, let's see:
#queer stuff
#Codex user
#SFWA member
I like #art and sometimes I try #drawing
I live in #ContraCostaCounty (probably nobody else here does!)
I teach at a #communitycollege
Current WIP has MCs with #mentalhealth issues similar to mine
I love #Ghostbusters (2016), #DoctorWho, #StevenUniverse, #B99, #TheGoodPlace

(yeah, I feel like a filthy Instagrammer now.)