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The Bay Area's rainiest day since last winter is possible next week as energy from a recurving West Pacific typhoon dislodges cold air from Canada and whips up a storm along the West Coast. The freezing level could fall as low as 5,000 feet, priming the Sierra for potential snow, including Tahoe.
Powerful typhoon is set to trigger an unusually strong California storm
San Francisco’s rainiest day since last winter is possible next week as energy from a recurving West Pacific typhoon dislodges cold air from Canada and whips up a storm along the West Coast.
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…Yale University and University of California, Santa Barbara, and Martinis at University of California, Santa Barbara. @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
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In September, SC staff & volunteers traveled to D.C. to participate in Wilderness Week to ask Congress to protect our public lands, support the Roadless Area Conservation Act, and safeguard park rangers & other stewards of shared lands.  
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The entire proposed Highway 37 Solano-Marin super bridge is estimated to cost $11 billion, all to replace an existing road between a couple of suburbs. And it's proposed at 114 feet wide.

For comparison, the Golden Gate Bridge is 90 feet wide.
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Caltrans has released a cross section for the ultimate (raised viaduct) version of SR-37.

Now maybe I'm just being paranoid, but if you were building a road that you planned to keep at 4 lanes wide, I don't think it would look like this.
Cross section of 114' wide bridge structure with each direction having a 12' outside shoulder and a 10' inside shoulder.
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BART passengers’ evening commute Tuesday was suddenly interrupted when smoke began to fill the Embarcadero station following what officials described as an equipment problem on a train.

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After another fairly hot and dry spell across California, cooler and more active weather will once again return later this week as remnant moisture from then-former #HurricanePriscilla interacts with an offshore low pressure system. [1/3] #CAwx #CAfire
Map plot snapshot from ECMWF model depicting the offshore low (NorCal) and the weakening Hurricane Priscilla (west of Baja CA). The field plotted is mid-level moisture (blues represent moister air) and mid-level winds.
billions of dollars of damage, previous studies have shown. The potential linkage between both faults means disaster planners should take into account the possibility of back-to-back quakes, the researchers said Tuesday.
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Well, folks, personal news: After 7 years, today is my last day with @latimes.com.

It's been a privilege working with some of the world's best journalists at my hometown paper. Thank you to everyone who's read and supported my work.

I'm not done telling climate stories. More news to come.
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Passage Redevelopment – 678 Concar Dr. San Mateo
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"SLU would like to see these comments factored into the final approved project. SLU would also be interested in meeting with you again as we expect to have more comments as the project goes through its approval process."
…a common warning of housing advocates: when demand comes back, so do the prices. @california-hcd.bsky.social @airresources.bsky.social
…when we’ve got a climate crisis on our hands that is exacerbated by burning coal,” she said. @aclu-norcal.bsky.social @airresources.bsky.social
…Executive Director Sejal Choksi-Chugh said the group is still looking for ways to fight coal. “It’s bad for public health, it’s bad for the bay. It’s just not a good idea to keep these coal exports continuing…
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Vista de Almaden Project Appeal
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To Santa Clara County Planning Commission
Full letter at tinyurl.com/3479cu3n
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"As with previous appeals to the Commission in the past few weeks, this project did not meet the 90-day deadline for complete applications and was appropriately deemed incomplete."
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Join our next Plastic Pollution Prevention Committee on October 13th!
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…San Rafael Mayor Kate Colin, a member of the Transportation Authority of Marin board: “This crossing isn’t just an infrastructure upgrade, it’s important to our city as it connects the neighborhood safely to jobs, transit, school and the Civic Center.
TAM funding shift keeps San Rafael path project going—The Transportation Authority of Marin is helping to rescue a San Rafael path project that was hamstrung over the summer when the Trump administration rescinded a $1.9 million federal grant…
www.marinij.com/2025/10/04/t... Adrian Rodriguez MarinIJ
TAM funding shift keeps San Rafael path project going
Planning for a passage between the Rafael Meadows neighborhood and the Civic Center can continue despite the cancellation of a federal grant.
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… there is a state law requiring there be no net loss of potential residential space. This means the town will have to upzone other areas.
…undeveloped, town-owned land with potential to protect habitat and the environment. “Doing that means that it takes it out of the housing element of buildable space?” Councilmember Eileen Burke asked. Lindsey Klein, a town planner, confirmed it does, but…