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Two of four #Caldecott tunnel bores are closed because of a broken transformer. #Caltrans say that the bores may stay closed through the weekend.

The Caldecott tunnel connects #AlamedaCounty and #ContraCosta County via Hwy 24.

🎁 #GiftLink #sfba
https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/12/26/caldecott-tunnel-highway-24-closure/?share=wl5nsltde2ll2h0w2du0

Caldecott Tunnel bores still closed after blown transformer

The mechanical issue was caused by a string of powerful storms that slammed into the Bay Area this week.

The Mercury News

Morgan Fletcher Dec 25

Then and now in #RedwoodCanyon

https://fastestslowguy.blogspot.com/2019/11/then-and-now-in-redwood-canyon.html

#redwoods
#Pinehurst
#Canyon
#ContraCosta

Sam Cardoza Oct 16

I stand here now, with new family, and heartbreak, and understand that the battle is won.
Will it be of consequence?
Will they write of my world? Those humans who have gone to new stars, will they remember us?
Will we be free?
I stand, unsteady, as the medicines which hold me awake fade from my mind. My body is exhausted.
But it knows love.
The feeling could grow to infinity in the feeble gravity of this world. Perhaps that is why the hearts of Old Earth could not succeed – they were too heavy, dragged down to stone in the planet’s relentless embrace.
Here, the embrace is gentle.
But my body is tired.
The tiredness is familiar, like my grandparents’ smile. I am thinking now of a den – warm and soft, for long slumber, and protected from the frozen air.
But first, there is urgency.
We have won the battle, but the days of Earth are short, and vicious, and I fear the oppressors’ return.
So, quickly now, attentively, I will tell my story.
Listen, and hope with me that blood will never be shed here again.

(^^Prologue from a scifi novel I've been working on^^)

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Photo Info

Captured October 11th, 2025 from the summit of Mount Diablo / ṭuuštak in California, USA. The peak overlooks the San Francisco Bay Area as well as significant portions of northern California. Seen in this photo are portions of the metropolitan area, hills, ocean, and setting stars to the west of the mountain.

Approx. 1 hour of exposure shot on a Nikon Z 6 ii, processed using Sequator and GIMP.

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#astronomy #astrophotography #gimp #sequator #science #nature #california #sanfrancisco #oakland #contracosta #writing #scifi

LilMikeSF Aug 28, 2025

#DNA evidence hit finds 18 year old charged with multiple felonies for #rape and sexual assaults made on female victim he stalked late one evening along #ContraCosta #OhloneGreenway #BartStation path in #ElCerrito

https://contracosta.news/2025/08/27/update-sexual-assault-suspect-charged-with-multiple-felonies/

StacesCases2 🇨🇦 📎Jul 29, 2025

#RustomBhagwagar, 34, was arrested just after 9:30 p.m. on five counts of oral copulation with a child under 10 years of age, the Department of Homeland Security said on Monday night. The #ContraCosta Sheriff’s Office had been investigating Bhagwagar since April www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/b...

Delta Pilot Is Arrested on Chi...

Pilot Facing Child Sex Abuse Materials Charges Is Arrested After Flight, U.S. Says

The pilot was led away while the crew and passengers remained on board, according to eyewitness reports.

The New York Times

Morgan Fletcher May 6, 2025

Sunday's #gravel #bike #ride in #Alameda and #ContraCosta counties

MEActNOW Feb 2, 2025

🚨🚨🚨
Emergency crews declared a level 2 hazmats situation after a massive fire has broken out at the Martinez refinery plant

#ContraCosta
#California Refinery 🛢️ Fire 🔥

Visions of Napa Jan 31, 2025

FLOOD WATCH,
FROM NOON TODAY (1/31) THRU SUNDAY EVENING

Flooding caused by excessive rainfall possible.

WHERE: The following counties: #Sonoma, #Napa, #Marin, #ContraCosta, #Alameda, #SanFrancisco, #SanMateo, #SantaClara, #SantaCruz. #Callifornia

IMPACTS: Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams & low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage & urban areas.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
- Excessive rainfall is forecast through the region. Around 1-3 inches of rain is expected across the warned region by Sunday afternoon, with locally higher totals up to 5 inches in the higher elevations.

- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS: Monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

#CAwx #CaliforniaWeather #NorCalWx #FloodWatch #SFBay

https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=CAZ506&warncounty=CAC055&firewxzone=CAZ506&local_place1=Napa%20CA&product1=Flood+Watch&lat=38.2991&lon=-122.2854

Flood Safety Tips and Resources

San Francisco Baykeeper Dec 9, 2024

A #sewage leak of 20 million gallons of wastewater into a #ContraCostaCounty wetland could have considerable ecological consequences for fish & wildlife.

As Baykeeper executive director Sejal Choksi-Chugh explained to KQED, "When you’ve got a lot of this wastewater discharging in concentrated levels in an area like that, we’re going to see some exposure to chemicals that are in wastewater. That's going to have an impact; whether or not we see that impact in this generation of fish and wildlife or in their next generation is something that we would have to see." https://www.kqed.org/news/12016804/how-major-east-bay-sewage-leak-could-harm-fish-wildlife

#SuisunBay #suisunmarsh #contracosta #sewagepollution #sfbay #sanfranciscobay #northbay

Here's How a Major East Bay Sewage Leak Could Harm Fish and Wildlife

An estimated 20 million gallons of wastewater have spilled into the Suisun Marsh in Contra Costa County. That will expose animals to chemicals that are carried in our sewage system.

KQED

Visions of Napa Nov 5, 2024

7-Day Public Safety Power Shutoff Forecast

As of 11/4, PG&E forecasted that Public Safety Power Shutoffs were likely in the SF Bay Area (California) counties below.

PSPS Watch - Shutoffs likely

Affected Areas:
Some parts of the following counties may be affected
Specific addresses, maps, and shutoff details are typically available 2 days before shutoff.
Counties under Watch: Due to high winds and dry conditions, a shutoff is likely for:

#Alameda
#Butte
#Colusa
#ContraCosta
#Glenn
#Kern
#Lake
#Mendocino
#Napa
#Plumas
#Santa Clara
#Santa Cruz
#Solano
#Sonoma
#Stanislaus
#Tehama
#Yolo

#SFBay #California #FireWeather #CAwx #CaliforniaWeather #RedFlagWarning #PGE

Webpage for the PSPS forecasts:
https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/psps-updates/7day/?WT_mc_id=Vanity_weather&os=qtft_1&ref=app

Caldecott Tunnel bores still closed after blown transformer

Pilot Facing Child Sex Abuse Materials Charges Is Arrested After Flight, U.S. Says

Flood Safety Tips and Resources

Here's How a Major East Bay Sewage Leak Could Harm Fish and Wildlife

PG&E Outage Center - PSPS 7-Day Forecast