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Julie Johnson @jjreport.bsky.social · 1h

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‘All the trees are dead’: An ancient California forest has been wiped out

Old growth forests across the West are at risk of disappearing within 50 years. The Teakettle Experimental Forest is a tragic example in California.

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Julie Johnson @jjreport.bsky.social · 2d

A California wildfire wiped out this little-known ancient forest of massive trees just before major fire-prevention work was set to begin.

“I am sad because this old-growth forest is no more. I am angry because this outcome was a choice.”

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‘All the trees are dead’: An ancient California forest has been wiped out

Old growth forests across the West are at risk of disappearing within 50 years. The Teakettle Experimental Forest is a tragic example in California.

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Julie Johnson @jjreport.bsky.social · 2d

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WIRED @wired.com · 2d

Old rocket parts and decommissioned satellites are whizzing around in low Earth orbit, where they risk colliding with the ever-growing constellations of modern satellites being launched. www.wired.com/story/taking...

Taking These 50 Objects Out of Orbit Would Cut Danger From Space Junk in Half

Old rocket parts and decommissioned satellites are whizzing around in low Earth orbit, where they risk colliding with the ever-growing constellations of modern satellites being launched.

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Cyrus Farivar @cfarivar.bsky.social · 2d

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California sees return of ‘gold fever’ amid record-high gold prices

Gold prices doubled in the last two years and are now at record highs. And prospectors are once again rushing to California’s waterways to see what they yield.

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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 3d

Old growth forests across the West are at risk of disappearing within 50 years. The Teakettle Experimental Forest is a tragic example in California.

‘All the trees are dead’: An ancient California forest has been wiped out

Old growth forests across the West are at risk of disappearing within 50 years. The Teakettle Experimental Forest is a tragic example in California.

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Reality Winner @reazlepuff.bsky.social · 5d

What the fuck do you mean I got a longer prison sentence than Diddy

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 5d

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison in case involving sex workers, violence and ‘freak-offs’.

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Julie Johnson @jjreport.bsky.social · 8d

The other side of "wood-fired" menu delights @elenakadvany.bsky.social
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Bay Area restaurants call this cooking style a ‘secret ingredient.’ Neighbors say it’s a health risk

A classic cooking tool is also a community flashpoint at restaurants across the Bay Area.

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Julie Johnson @jjreport.bsky.social · 9d

Comedian Larry David ushered hybrids and EVs into the carpool lane? Who knew! @rswansf.bsky.social

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California’s EV carpool era is coming to an end. Will it unleash traffic chaos?

The era of driving Priuses or Teslas in carpool lanes ending this week is no joke for drivers who counted on the coveted perk. But, oddly, the idea for this program came from comedian Larry David.

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Julie Johnson @jjreport.bsky.social · 13d

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Controversial Bay Area recycling startup ‘highly likely’ to leave California

A Sonoma County company developing a new way of recycling plastic expects to shift its operations out of California, for now, after community concerns about pollution.

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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 14d

Belva Davis died Wednesday at the age of 92. Davis, who worked as a journalist in the Bay Area for nearly 50 years, was the first African-American woman to become a TV reporter on the West Coast.

Bay Area TV news icon Belva Davis dies at 92

Davis was the first African-American woman to become a TV reporter on the West Coast.

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Julie Johnson @jjreport.bsky.social · 19d

California is about to ban plants within 5 feet of homes in fire-prone areas of the state. Some residents and local officials are pushing back

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California wants to ban most plants near fire-prone homes. Pushback is underway

A California agency is nearing an end-of-the-year deadline to pass stricter landscaping rules, dubbed “zone zero.”

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David King @cityplanning.bsky.social · 24d

The gender issues associated with working from home are substantial and should be part of any policy discussion. (Gift link)

Remote policies helped women work. In-office mandates and child care costs are driving them back out.

Low flexibility and high child care costs are pushing mothers with young kids back out after they joined the workforce in record numbers during the pandemic.

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Julie Johnson @jjreport.bsky.social · 26d

Lawmakers call this the biggest effort in decades to reduce electricity price hikes. Will it work?

San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 26d

California ratepayers would keep paying into the state’s wildfire fund, which helps utilities pay for fire damage (including prospectively the Eaton Fire), under a new legislative deal.

California wants to stop utility bankruptcy and contain bills. Can it do both?

California ratepayers would keep paying into the state’s wildfire fund, which helps utilities pay for fire damage (including prospectively the Eaton Fire), under a new legislative deal.

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Julie Johnson @jjreport.bsky.social · Sep 4

My grandmother, on the event of her 100th birthday, said zippers were the most miraculous invention of her lifetime. Of all the creations of the last century…

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Cyrus Farivar @cfarivar.bsky.social · Aug 28

Home hardening and defensible space can halve wildfire damage, study finds

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Home hardening and defensible space can halve wildfire damage, study finds

Since January's wildfires flattened entire neighborhoods in Los Angeles, displacing 12,900 households and causing an estimated $30 billion in losses, California's many other fire-prone communities hav...

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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · Aug 22

The Pickett Fire had burned an estimated 1,200 acres by 5:30 p.m., according to Cal Fire.

‘Leave now’: Pickett Fire forces evacuations near Calistoga in Napa County

A fast-growing wildfire known as the Pickett Fire has scorched 1,200 acres on the outskirts of Calistoga, prompting evacuation orders in Napa County as crews race to contain the flames.

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Cyrus Farivar @cfarivar.bsky.social · Aug 18

How many ways do you think these Hollywood homeowners could improve their defensible space?

@fireaside.bsky.social's CEO, Jason Brooks, found quite a few.

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Fire Aside @fireaside.bsky.social · Aug 15

@fireaside.bsky.social is proud to be in the newest ep of The Lookout’s “Danger in Plain Sight” video series!

Earlier this year, @wildland-zko.bsky.social invited us to inspect this Hollywood home’s fire risk using our platform.

Our CEO did the work, personally.

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LA Fire Hazards - Danger in Plain Sight - Episode 3

YouTube video by The Lookout

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A Better Bay Area @sustainablebayarea.bsky.social · Aug 3

Berkeley says dogs — and people — shouldn’t dig in popular park atop contaminated landfill—Half a year after tests revealed elevated levels of radiation lurking beneath Berkeley’s beloved César Chávez Park built atop… www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... @jjreport.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

Berkeley says dogs shouldn’t dig in popular park atop contaminated landfill

Half a year after tests revealed elevated levels of radiation lurking underground beneath a beloved Berkeley park built atop an old landfill, city officials have issued a set of new warnings.

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Zeke Lunder - The Lookout @wildland-zko.bsky.social · Aug 1

New fire just on the north end of Susanville, a threat to homes on end of Paiute Lane and Susanville Indian Rancheria. Viscious wind shift on this thing in last 10 minute. Susanville fires have a history of really ripping in the afternoon hours. Dangerous fire.

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Anthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · Jul 9

California weather forecasts could soon become less accurate when this data source goes offline www.sfchronicle.com/weather/arti...

California weather forecasts could soon become less accurate when this data source goes offline

Storm and surf forecasts in California will become less accurate this year when federal funding for a network of ocean buoys disappears in September.

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Julie Johnson @jjreport.bsky.social · Jul 9

Allegations mounting against LA city and state officials that the Palisades Fire was a rekindling of an earlier, abandoned blaze. With @mgafni.bsky.social
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‘Misinformation and misrepresentations’: Palisades Fire victims lob new claims against L.A., state agencies

Palisades Fire victims added allegations and new evidence in an amended lawsuit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

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Matthias Gafni @mgafni.bsky.social · Jun 9

EXCLUSIVE:

CA National Guard troops sent by Trump to LA amid immigration protests are sleeping on concrete floors. No fed funding for food, water, fuel, equipment or lodging.

Source: “Currently, there is no plan for where everyone is sleeping tonight”

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‘Wildly underprepared’: National Guard troops seen sleeping on floors in exclusive photos

State troops sent to Los Angeles by the Trump administration, without the approval of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, were expected to sleep on floors or outdoors, a source told the Chronicle.

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · Jun 9

A good time to read up on the life of Ruben Salazar, the history of immigrant/Latino life in LA, and the manner of his death.

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Ruben Salazar - Wikipedia

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Anthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · Jun 2

Smoke from Canada wildfires drifted over Northern California on Monday morning and could add a slight orange tint to the sky through Tuesday. #CAwx

Are Canada wildfires impacting Bay Area air quality? Here's what we know

An air quality advisory is in effect for the Bay Area on Monday and Tuesday. The smoke could create a slightly orange tinted sky.

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Anthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · Jun 2

California faces a rare combination of weather warnings Monday as a cut-off low-pressure system spinning off the coast simultaneously creates rough seas and elevated fire weather danger. #CAwx

‘Cutoff low’ to bring critical fire weather, thunderstorms and rough surf to California

A red flag warning is in effect for the Sacramento Valley on Monday. Rough seas and sneaker waves will create dangerous swimming conditions in Orange County

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