San Francisco could break drug overdose record

San Francisco could potentially break its record for drug-related deaths, one year after it recorded its deadliest year for overdoses….

Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/554985-san-francisco-could-break-drug-overdose-record
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The Article Was Written/Published By: Joseph Choi

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Robbery on San Francisco freeway captured in now-viral video

Smash-and-grab theft in traffic caught by nearby Tesla’s dash camera.

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/robbery-san-francisco-freeway-captured-now-viral-video-n1257071
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The Article Was Written/Published By: Leslie Ignacio

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San Francisco board votes to rename schools named after Washington, Lincoln and Feinstein

44 public schools named after historical figures who “diminished the opportunities of those amongst us” will be renamed, the school board said.

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/san-francisco-board-votes-rename-schools-named-after-washington-lincoln-n1255836
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The Article Was Written/Published By: Tim Fitzsimons

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The average rent in San Francisco dropped $1,000 since the beginning of the year

San Francisco apartments are, on average, $1,000 a month cheaper this year than they were in January, according to SocketSite.

With the average asking rent for a one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco having dropped 23 percent over the past year to under $2,700 a month and the average asking rent for a studio having dropped even more, the weighted average asking rent for an apartment in the city, which currently measures around 2.3 bedrooms when counting a studio as having one, has dropped to $3,100 a month.

— Read the rest

Source: https://boingboing.net/2020/12/29/__trashed-20.html
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San Francisco Bay Area to enforce stay-at-home order ahead of state mandate

San Francisco Bay Area counties announced …

Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/528884-san-francisco-bay-are-to-enforce-stay-at-home-order-ahead-of-state-mandate
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The Article Was Written/Published By: Jordan Williams

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San Francisco bans indoor tobacco smoking, marijuana permitted

San Francisco city officials this week voted to ban all smoking inside of apartments, with the exception of smoking marijuana.The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 10-1 to …

Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/news/528528-san-francisco-bans-indoor-tobacco-smoking-marijuana-permitted
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San Francisco Just Banned Natural Gas In New Buildings

San Francisco is banning the use of natural gas in any new buildings, requiring them to rely on the electric grid instead. That makes it the second-largest city yet to ban new natural gas hookups. Hell yeah.

Read more…

Source: https://earther.gizmodo.com/san-francisco-just-banned-natural-gas-in-new-buildings-1845646847
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Vacant office space in San Francisco doubled to 12 million square feet in 2020

New York isn’t the only city experiencing high vacancy rates for office space. This chart from SocketSite shows a similar trend in San Francisco. I wonder what this means for the fate of cities after the world gets a handle on Covid-19? — Read the rest

Source: https://boingboing.net/2020/10/26/vacant-office-space-in-san-francisco-doubled-to-12-million-square-feet-in-2020.html
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Endangered 21-year-old lemur snatched from San Francisco Zoo

<p>Second time in two years a lemur has been stolen from a California zoo</p>

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/lemur-stolen-san-francisco-zoo-maki-21-years-old-b1048568.html
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The Article Was Written/Published By: Matt Mathers

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Drone footage reveals San Francisco’s looming health disaster from wildfire smoke and chronic homelessness

<p>City opens up four weather relief centres in reaction to toxic smoke</p>

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/san-francisco-homeless-population-wildfires-smoke-california-b472254.html
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San Francisco could be first major American city to let 16-year-olds vote

While the previous attempt failed narrowly with 48 percent of the vote, organizers of the “Vote 16” campaign believe they will get it over the line this year.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/san-francisco-children-16-vote-local-elections-2020-b434760.html
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Wildfires Turn Bay Area Skies Orange

It was a strange scene in the Bay Are of Northern California this morning as smoke from wildfires turned the skies a bright orange. The San Francisco Chronicle reports:

Winds are pushing smoke from the north, where multiple wildfires are raging, to the south and into the Bay Area, said Jan Null, a meteorologist who runs a private forecasting service called Golden Gate Weather Services. “North winds are bringing lots of smoke from Oregon,” said Null.

Bay Area sky turns bright orange, some areas see ‘snowing’ ash https://t.co/SHo2ZulCV9 pic.twitter.com/fs3IOKVR46

— SFGATE (@SFGate) September 9, 2020

Parts of the Bay Area are reporting ash falling like heavy snow.

It doesn’t smell smoky in San Francisco on Wednesday morning, just as it didn’t for most of Tuesday. Yet the color of the sky turned an even more disturbing, Hades-like orange as everyone woke today, and it’s thanks to fires that are burning far away. https://t.co/nGrYiGDrsZ

— SFist (@SFist) September 9, 2020

The sky over Oakland keeps getting darker and more orange. My phone kept color correcting the actual hue so I busted out my real camera @sfchronicle pic.twitter.com/ENv4WSOhUy

— Jessica Christian (@jachristian) September 9, 2020

I wish I could share an accurate photo of just how dark, scary, orange, and awful the sky is right now at 9am in the Bay Area without doxing myself, but know that the sun is out, it’s dark, and it looks like Blade Runner rn. pic.twitter.com/PiLkn9CVlT

— Chloe Condon (@ChloeCondon) September 9, 2020

Here’s the view from the Oakland Bay Bridge:

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Source: https://www.newsandguts.com/wildfires-turn-bay-area-skies-orange/
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Rare “Terra the Titan” corpse flower blooming in San Francisco

Something exciting is happening at the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers. Its massive Amorphophallus titanum, aka corpse flower, is in bloom! Catch “Terra the Titan,” as they’ve named it, on their livestream while you can. The flower, which is known to bloom every seven to 10 years or so, will only be open for roughly 24-36 hours before it collapses and dies. Be glad you can watch the flower from afar. They’re known for their overpowering putrid stench which is said to be reminiscent of rotten flesh.

LiveScience:

There is a good reason for the plant’s strong odor. “It all comes down to science,” said Tim Pollak, outdoor floriculturist at the Chicago Botanic Garden. “The smell, color and even temperature of corpse flowers are meant to attract pollinators and help ensure the continuation of the species.”

Pollak explained that dung beetles, flesh flies and other carnivorous insects are the primary pollinators of this type of flower. These insects typically eat dead flesh. The smell and the dark burgundy color of the corpse flower are meant to imitate a dead animal to attract these insects.

“Corpse flowers are also able to warm up to 98 degrees Fahrenheit (36.7 Celsius) to further fool the insects…The insects think the flower may be food, fly inside, realize there is nothing to eat, and fly off with pollen on their legs. This process ensures the ongoing pollination of the species. Once the flower has bloomed and pollination is complete, the flower collapses.”

Source: https://boingboing.net/2020/08/18/rare-terra-the-titan-corps.html
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San Francisco Giants' Alyssa Nakken becomes first woman to coach on-field in MLB

The 30-year-old took part in the spring training victory over the Oakland Athletics

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/us-sport/major-league-baseball/alyssa-nakken-san-francisco-giants-mlb-first-woman-coach-a9630496.html
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Mountain lion found in downtown San Francisco

‘We never had a mountain lion right in the middle of downtown San Francisco … the poor guy really needed some help,’ official says

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/mountain-lion-san-francisco-giants-embarcadero-russian-hill-california-a9577071.html
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Engineering screwup turns Golden Gate Bridge into creepy wind siren

After work on the Golden Gate Bridge’s sidewalks to bolster their wind resistance, nearby residents of San Francisco are complaining that the 1.7 mile-long structure makes a creepy droning noise when it’s windy. The mysterious and unsettling tone is heard in videos posted by Alberto Martinez, Mark Krueger and @reedm. It’s a spectacular example of engineering neglect.

Anthony J.:

“Engineers designed new sides for the sidewalk to help with wind resistance but didn’t take into account the EXTREME sound it creates when wind passes through it. The bridge sings crazy songs now it’s so trippy. It hurts the ears and unbearable it’s that loud.”

Anthony J.:
“Engineers designed new sides for the sidewalk to help with wind resistance but didn’t take into account the EXTREME sound it creates when wind passes through it. The bridge sings crazy songs now it’s so trippy. It hurts the ears and unbearable it’s that loud.” pic.twitter.com/GWdVia1GNS

— Mark Krueger (@markkrueg) June 6, 2020

Can someone explain me why is this eerie sound has been going on for an hour in #SanFrancisco #presidio #sound #eerie #whatisthis #2020SoFar #2020BingoCard pic.twitter.com/gS4ui2WSxh

— Alberto Martinez A (@betogilardino) June 5, 2020

TIL: The Golden Gate Bridge has just become the world’s largest wind instrument.

No, but seriously:

There is now a permanent creepy 3-tone dissonant soundtrack flooding San Francisco thanks to some recently completed bridge construction. pic.twitter.com/05ImVT7Im7

— ʀeeᴅ (@reedm) June 6, 2020

Photo: Ed Dunens (CC BY 2.0)

Source: https://boingboing.net/2020/06/06/engineering-screwup-turns-gold.html
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Four-alarm fire at San Francisco’s historic Pier 45; WWII ship is saved

The massive blaze threatened the historic SS Jeremiah O’Brien, one of only two remaining Liberty ships among 2,710 that were built and launched during the Second World War.

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/four-alarm-fire-san-francisco-s-historic-pier-45-threatens-n1213716
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San Francisco Bay Area goes two days without coronavirus death during California's phase 2 reopening

Death toll remained at 390 after no new fatalities were reported on Sunday or Monday

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/san-francisco-bay-area-coronavirus-deaths-california-reopening-phase-2-a9522846.html
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City of San Francisco delivers free weed, alcohol, and methadone to homeless staying in hotels

These harm reduction based practices, which are not unique to San Francisco, and are not paid for with taxpayer money, help guests successfully complete isolation and quarantine and have significant individual and public health benefits in the COVID-19 pandemic.

— SFDPH (@SF_DPH) May 5, 2020

Harm reduction is a good thing, and giving homeless drug addicts hotels and drugs that they are addicted to is a good thing during a pandemic, but some people don’t get it, such as Twitter commentator T Wolf.

Source: https://boingboing.net/2020/05/06/city-of-san-francisco-delivers.html
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