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Watch the America's Cup Sailing Race Second Round
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The America's Cup sailing race has returned to the San Francisco Bay. Organizers say they'll have live coverage on YouTube here: Video from earlier today, posted by jboeger, is available here: Earlier on Thursday, racing on a relatively calm San … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Area Nears Record Heat; 12,000 Lose Power in Berkeley; Agency Mulls Beach Fees
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Bay Area temperatures climb near record high (SJ Mercury News) The Bay Area's Indian Summer warm-up on Monday nearly sizzled the record book. But aside from Kentfield in Marin County, which hit a record 97 degrees for Oct. 1, it … Continue reading
Watch the Last Flight of a Space Shuttle from These 4 Bay Area Spots
UPDATE 10:49 a.m.: Here's a photo from Sevda Eris at KQED's QUEST of the shuttle flying over the Golden Gate Bridge. More here and here. Original post: It's the end of an era: the last flight of a space shuttle. … Continue reading
More Regulation Considered For Bay Area's Biggest Mercury Polluter, Which Is...
Quick, what's the biggest single source of mercury pollution in the Bay Area? If you guessed something like the Chevron facility that caught fire in Richmond last month, you'd be wrong. It turns out that Lehigh Permanente, a Cupertino company … Continue reading
How Energy Conservation Impacts Today's Flex Alert in California
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The heat has yet to break, but Californians are being urged to turn down their air conditioners. Operators of the state's electricity grid have declared a Flex Alert for Tuesday, telling customers to curb their power use as California's inland … Continue reading
Bay Area Rowers Win Olympic Gold Medals
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Two Bay Area university graduates garnered Olympic gold medals on Thursday as part of an eight-woman rowing team. Erin Cafaro, a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, and Elle Logan, a Stanford University senior, joined six other Americans to … Continue reading
Videos: Bay Area July 4 Fireworks, Plus San Diego Accidentally Ignites Everything at Once
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Cool weather and budget cutbacks didn't dampen the Bay Area's crackle and pop Wednesday. Here are some of the best videos of Independence Day fireworks: Here's the finale of the San Francisco display, as seen from Fort Mason, posted to … Continue reading
July 4th Events and Fireworks in the Bay Area
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Eat pancakes in Cupertino. Ride a dragon boat in Berkeley. Hear patriotic songs at the San Francisco Symphony. Or see fireworks just about everywhere. You won't lack for choices in the Bay Area on Wednesday when the USA celebrates its … Continue reading
Bay Area July 4th Fireworks: Lists, and Some History
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On one level, Fourth of July fireworks are simply patriotic tradition. On another, they're an opportunity to indulge our love of watching stuff explode and go boom in relative safety. Interesting to note: Fireworks have been part of our national … Continue reading
