I hate that I’ve become the kind of person that cares about this but there are criminally too few drive-thru Starbucks on the peninsula #sfbay

📢 Scientists say protecting baylands in #Newark is critical to #SFBay's climate resilience. However these 500+ acres are now threatened by a new development that would take away future park land & put more people at risk of #SeaLevelRise.

Take action now!
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-newark-protect-newark-baylands-say-no-to-mowry-village-project/

View over. The handlebars on my way to bay trail #sfbay #ebike

New blog post from me:

Hair metal fantasy Cymbeline in McLaren Park

A review of San Francisco Shakespeare Festival’s 2023 Free Shakespeare in the Park production of Cymbeline

https://rinsemiddlebliss.com/posts/2023-09-07-hair-metal-fantasy-cymbeline-in-mclaren-park/

#review #SFBay #Cymbeline #theater

#MeerMittwock #SeaWednesday

Napa River and Bay Trail

The waters, #wetlands and uplands you see along the Napa River Bay Trail are part of an interconnected watershed system that drains into the San Francisco Bay. Except for the section north of Imola Avenue in the City of Napa, the route is also part of the ambitious 500 mile-long region-wide San Francisco Bay Trail, now a little more than half completed.

#Napa #NapaCounty #SFBay #California #hiking #walking #biking #birding #BirdWatching

https://napaoutdoors.org/parks/napa-river-bay-trail/

Big sky, little island.

#Alcatraz #SFBay #SanFrancisco

The #Air District is extending an air quality advisory for wildfire #smoke through Monday, August 28. Smoke from numerous fires in Northern California and Oregon is expected to impact air quality throughout the Bay Area, causing air quality to reach low-moderate on the U.S. EPA’s Air Quality Index. Smoky, hazy skies may be visible and the smell of smoke is possible. Pollutant levels are NOT expected to exceed the national 24-hour health standard and there is no Spare the Air Alert in effect.

#SFBay #California #CaliforniaWeather

https://www.baaqmd.gov/news-and-events/page-resources/2023-news/082723-aq-advisory

The Center for Election Science is looking for an Executive Director (or rather "CEO" is what they're calling it now). It's a non-profit that could use some diversity in its upper ranks. @brainwane : I'm especially interested in what you think that "#CES" (or #C4ES) should do, but really many of my #SF -based friends would probably be good choices https://electionscience.org/about/careers-and-board/ #Electorama #electowiki #nonprofit #electoralreform #California #CA #SFBay #SanFrancisco #ChicoCA #CovinaCA #Covina

Today is Sam Francisco’s first hot day of the year.

Major #SNL vibes today, #FirstHotDay

#SF #SFBay #SanFrancisco

https://youtu.be/UZhjIyGmrRQ?si=m82hEzQJGP3MZjoP

The Bay in gray...
#morningwalk #sfbay

Mt. Tam in morning blanket...
#morningRoll #sfbay #emoryvilleShoreline

Last summer's fish-killing #algae bloom is back in the Bay:
“Two years in a row is quite alarming,” our science director Jon Rosenfield told KQED, noting that it remained unclear how bad the bloom will get.
“There’s really nothing that people can do to stop a bloom like this once it’s started. It just has to burn itself out.”
https://www.kqed.org/science/1983631/last-summers-fish-killing-algae-bloom-is-back-in-the-bay #waterpollution #algaebloom #harmfulalgaeblooms #HABs #SFBay #sanfranciscobay #bayarea

Keeping watch on a misty morning Bay...
#morningwalk #sfbay #BerkeleyMarina

Learn how to sign up for your county's #emergency alert notifications through the Genasys Protect platform:

https://help.genasys.com/articles/signing-up-for-alerts-1

You may also want to sign up for the Genasys Protect evacuation app (associated with Zonehaven) which helps communities and first responders more effectively communicate, and execute #evacuations. Residents can look up their addresses using the search bar and use the zone map to find evacuation information for their area:

https://help.genasys.com/articles/signing-up-for-alerts-1

#SFBay #California

Ok, I found this really cool.

Tunnel Vision: An Unauthorized BART Ride

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-Jrp6it9Ss

#BART #sfbay

I SPOTTED RIVER OTTERS!!

Three otters were swimming in Napa Creek. I didn't get a photo. : ( I submitted my sighting on the #SFBay area's #Otter Spotter website. #wildlife #nature

https://riverotterecology.org/otter-spotter-community-based-science/

SPARE THE AIR ALERT
for Friday, 7/21.

#SFBay #California #CaliforniaWeather #CAwx

https://www.sparetheair.org/understanding-air-quality/air-quality-forecast

#HEAT ADVISORY,
FROM 11 AM FRIDAY (7/21) TO 11 PM SAT (7/22).

*High temps in the mid-to-upper 90s, up to 107 for areas further inland.

* WHERE: North SF Bay interior mountains, East Bay hills & valleys, central & eastern Santa Clara county, & the interior Central Coast. #SFBay #California #CaliforniaWeather #CAwx

*PRECAUTIONS:
--Elevated fire danger over the weekend.
--Drink plenty of fluids.
--Stay in an air-conditioned room.
--Stay out of the sun.
--Check on relatives & neighbors.
--NEVER leave children, pets or elderly in vehicles.
--When possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening.
--Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion & heat stroke.
--Wear lightweight loose fitting clothing.
--OSHA recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments.

https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=CAZ504&warncounty=CAC055&firewxzone=CAZ504&local_place1=4%20Miles%20SSW%20Saint%20Helena%20CA&product1=Heat+Advisory&lat=38.4568&lon=-122.501

Cool photos of an #osprey nest in Richmond from our amazing volunteer photographer Robb Most

#wildlife #birding #richmondca #sfbay #sanfraniscobay #eastbay

#sfbay #sup You gotta do this at least once in your life if you live near here.